OUTCOME OF LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY FOLLOWING ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHYDOES TIME INTERVAL MATTER?
Introduction: The ideal management of common bile duct (CBD) stones is preoperative endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and extraction of stones followed by laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) which should be safe and cost effective. The time interval between ERCP and LC is a matter of debate. Aim: To evaluate the effect of time interval between ERCP and LC in patients with calcular ... Read more