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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

ABSTRACT PURPOSE: A prospective work to study laparoscopic common bile duct exploration (LCBDE), its detailed techniques used with assessment of CBD clearance in comparison to conventional surgery and endoscopic techniques used in equal number of patients to discuss its feasibility, assess all difficulties encountered, and evaluate its prospective to substitute combined ERCP-Laparoscopic cholecystectomy procedure. PATIENTS & METHODS: A random sample ... Read more

ABSTRACT PURPOSE: A prospective work to study various laparoscopic techniques used for stone extraction during laparoscopic common bile duct exploration (LCBDE), either through the scope method using basket and balloon with Choledochoscopic control, direct access extraction of stones using basket, balloon, or reticulated graspers with CBD milking, or irrigation / suction techniques. Assessment of CBD clearance of stones for each ... Read more