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DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1745193
ENDOSCOPIC EXTRACTION OF 80 COMMON BILE DUCT (CBD) STONES
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Most common bile duct (CBD) stones can be removed with standard techniques using endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), but in some cases CBD stones cannot be extracted using standard techniques, which are termed as “difficult stones.” One of the properties of difficult stones is a number of stones>3. We hereby report the case of an endoscopic extraction of 80 CBD stones. After CBD cannulation, sphincterotomy was performed with an endoscopic sphincterotome placed using a guidewire. Balloon dilation was performed. Then, Existing stones (80 stones) were extracted with an extraction balloon, and biliary clearance was confirmed by injecting radio-contrast
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14. April 2022
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