Combined Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Treatment of Gallstones and Bile Duct Stones

摘要

The best treatment of bile duct lithiasis in the era of the laparoscopic cholecystectomy has notyet been defined, as we can choose between different kinds of therapies which range from thetraditional laparotomic treatment to the more modern endoscopic and laparoscopictechniques. Although in some centres a wholly laparoscopic access to the bile duct is used,we believe that the fastest, safest and most reliable method is still the sequential treatment,endoscopic and laparoscopic. In our experience the endoscopic cleaning of the choledochuswas performed in 87.1% of the cases, with no mortality and 4.2% morbidity.