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DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1704731
ADVANCED CHOLANGIOSCOPY GUIDED LITHOTRIPSY IN A PATIENT WITH A BILLROTH II GASTRECTOMY – AN INNOVATIVE SOLUTION
Publication History
Publication Date:
23 April 2020 (online)
Introduction Endoscopic removal of large CBD stones in patients with Billroth II gastrectomy is difficult and complex.
Aims & Methods We present the video of a 73 year-old-man, with Billroth II sub-total gastrectomy, with a large CBD stone treated using spyglass-guided laser lithotripsy.
Results A therapeutic gastroscope was used, allowing the insertion of the Spyglass cholangioscope; holmium laser lithotripsy was performed with complete removal of the stone.
Conclusion This is one of the first descriptions of the use of Spyglass-assisted lithotripsy in a patient with a Billroth II gastrectomy, with several technical adaptations to ensure the success of the treatment.