Each year 13 000 patients undergo cholecystectomy in Sweden, and routine intraoperative cholangiography (IOC) is recommended to minimize bile duct injuries. IOC plus an intervention to remove CBD stones identified during cholecystectomy was associated with reduced risk for retained stones and unplanned ERCP, even for the smallest asymptomatic CBD stones in this BJS study.
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Video: Intervention versus surveillance in patients with common bile duct stones detected by intraoperative cholangiography
6 December 2021
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Published on: 6 December 2021
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