Open AccessPostoperative Intrahepatic Calculus: The Role of Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy
Author(s) -
Asad Irfanullah,
Kamran Masood,
Yousuf Memon,
Zakariya Irfanullah
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the arab journal of interventional radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2542-7083
pISSN - 2542-7075
DOI - 10.4103/ajir.ajir_5_17
Subject(s) - medicine , extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy , endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography , lithotripsy , bile duct , surgery , extracorporeal , complication , biliary tract , general surgery , pancreatitis
Bile duct stones are a known complication after a Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy. Different minimally invasive stone extraction techniques, including endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography with basket removal or the use of a choledocoscope through a mature T-tube tract, can be used. However, in some cases, they are unsuccessful due to complicated postsurgical anatomy or technical difficulty. In this report, we present a case where extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy was used in conjunction with standard interventional techniques to treat bile duct stones.