ABSTRACT: _Background and aim of the work:_ Around 10-18% of people undergoing cholecystectomy for gallstones have common bile duct (CBD) stones1. Treatment can be conducted as open cholecystectomy plus open common bile duct exploration, laparoscopic cholecystectomy plus laparoscopic common bile duct exploration (LCBDE), or pre- or post-cholecystectomy ERCP in two stages for CBD clearance1. The aim of this study is ...
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