Focus next shifted to an examination of the most common problem that confronts the biliary endoscopist: biliary calculi. The topics addressed within this topic area included management of ...

The term choledocholithiasis refers to a condition when a gallstone or gallstones become lodged within any duct of the bile system. The ducts typically involved are the common bile duct, the cystic ...

On the basis of this thoughtful meta-analysis, performing EUS before ERCP seems to be the preferred approach in caring for patients suspected of having choledocholithiasis. Although this strategy ...

Emergency biliary drainage is the basic treatment for acute cholangitis caused by choledocholithiasis. To compare the effectiveness and safety of emergency laparoscopic common bile duct exploration ...