Randomised study on single stage laparo-endoscopic rendezvous (intra-operative ERCP) procedure versus two stage approach (Pre-operative ERCP followed by laparoscopic cholecystectomy) for the management of cholelithiasis with choledocholithiasis | Zendy

ManashRanjan Sahoo | Zendy; AnilT Kumar | Zendy; Aashish Patnaik | Zendy

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Randomised study on single stage laparo-endoscopic rendezvous (intra-operative ERCP) procedure versus two stage approach (Pre-operative ERCP followed by laparoscopic cholecystectomy) for the management of cholelithiasis with choledocholithiasis

Author(s) -

ManashRanjan Sahoo,

AnilT Kumar,

Aashish Patnaik

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

journal of minimal access surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 0972-9941

pISSN - 1998-3921

DOI - 10.4103/0972-9941.134877

Subject(s) - medicine , rendezvous , stage (stratigraphy) , laparoscopic cholecystectomy , surgery , cholecystectomy , laparoscopy , general surgery , endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography , pancreatitis , paleontology , engineering , spacecraft , biology , aerospace engineering

The 'Rendezvous' technique consists of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) standards with intra-operative cholangiography followed by endoscopic sphincterotomy. The sphincterotome is driven across the papilla through a guidewire inserted by the transcystic route. In this study, we intended to compare the two methods in a prospective randomised trial.

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