Recent advances in the management of difficult bile-duct stones: a focus on single-operator cholangioscopy-guided lithotripsy
The most effective and the standard treatment for bile duct stones (BDSs) is endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). However, in 10% to 15% of patients with BDSs, the stones cannot be removed by conventional ERCP, which involves endoscopic sphincterotomy followed by balloon or basket...
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Language: | English |
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The Korean Association of Internal Medicine
2021-03-01
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Series: | The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.kjim.org/upload/pdf/kjim-2020-425.pdf |