Successful Removal of a Difficult Common Bile Duct Stone by Percutaneous Transcholecystic Cholangioscopy

• Main Authors: Hyunsuk Lee (Author), Sang Hyub Lee (Author), Gunn Huh (Author), Yeji Kim (Author), Saebeom Hur (Author), Moonhaeng Hur (Author), Minwoo Lee (Author), Byeongyun Ahn (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Common bile duct (CBD) stones are prevalent in 11% to 21% of patients with gallstones and can cause various clinical manifestations, from biliary colic to biliary sepsis. The treatment of choice is endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, but approximately 5% to 10% of CBD stones are difficul...