Choledocholithiasis

06/01/2023 - "However, history of drinking (OR = 0.183, 95% CI: 0.099-0.337; P < 0.001), eating light food frequently (OR = 0.511, 95% CI: 0.343-0.760; P = 0.001), and antibiotic use before ERCP (OR = 0.315, 95% CI: 0.200-0.497; P < 0.001) were independent protective factors of recurrent choledocholithiasis. "
07/01/1977 - "The high-risk patients requiring preoperative antibiotic cover include anyone over 70 years of age, jaundiced patients, those requiring emergency operation, patients with recent rigors, anyone having had previous biliary operations, and patients known to have choledocholithiasis."
03/15/1982 - "[Directed antibiotic therapy of choledocholithiasis]."
01/01/1981 - "Selective cannulation and aspiration of bile prior to ERCP may be helpful in bacterial contamination (suppurative cholangitis), in patients with choledocholithiasis, to determine lithogenicity of bile, and in studies where antibiotic concentration of different substances are analyzed in correlation to hepato-biliary diseases. "
07/01/2020 - "This study suggests that antibiotic treatment for ≤3 days may be adequate for patients with mild to moderate acute cholangitis due to choledocholithiasis who had undergone successful biliary drainage."

09/01/2017 - "Using a more restrictive criteria (choledocholithiasis on abdominal US, bilirubin >4 mg/dL plus dilated CBD) improved the specificity to 94% (95% CI, 93%-95%) and positive predictive value to 85% (95% CI, 82%-88%). "
01/01/2023 - "Our study demonstrated that the pediatric DUCT criteria, incorporating common bile duct dilation, choledocholithiasis seen on ultrasound, and total bilirubin ≥1.8 mg/dL, highly predicts the presence of choledocholithiasis in children. "
08/01/2014 - "Ninety-five icteric (bilirubin ≥ 3 mg/dL) patients who underwent ERCP for highly suspected choledocholithiasis without definite filling defects on cholangiography were prospectively enrolled in the present study. "
03/01/2023 - "When bilirubin was included into the model, bilirubin of 20-39 μmol/L (odds ratio [OR] 2.44, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.74-3.44) and ≥40 μmol/L (OR 4.84, 95% CI: 3.40-6.91) were shown to have increased likelihood of choledocholithiasis detection on intraoperative cholangiogram, with the ROC model having a significant C-statistic of 0.796 (P < .001). "
01/01/2023 - "Three predictive factors were identified: (1) Dilated common bile duct ≥6 mm; (2) Ultrasound with Choledocholithiasis; and (3) Total bilirubin ≥1.8 mg/dL (pediatric DUCT criteria). "

04/01/2015 - "The preoperative diagnosis guides the interventional treatment on the bile duct To evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of the laboratory markers and imaging studies for choledocholithiasis preoperatively. "
11/09/2023 - "However, serum biomarkers for the rapid diagnosis of choledocholithiasis remain unclear. "
04/18/2021 - "Efficacy of evaluation of microRNA-122 and microRNA-21 levels in the role of biomarkers of oligosymptomatic choledocholithiasis in patients with acute calculous cholecystitis."
07/01/2023 - "Ingesta-associated choledocholithiasis may be considered as a cause of colic, pyrexia, and elevated cholestatic biomarkers in horses."
02/01/2013 - "Correlation of inflammation parameters and biochemical markers of cholestasis with the intensity of lipid peroxidation in patients with choledocholithiasis."

11/01/2018 - "Clinical Observation of the Efficacy of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography on Elder Choledocholithiasis and Its Effects on the Levels of TNF-α, IL-1, and IL-6."
11/01/2018 - "We conducted this study to investigate the clinical efficacy of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) on elder choledocholithiasis and its effects on the levels of TNF-α, IL-1, and IL-6. "

11/01/2018 - "Clinical Observation of the Efficacy of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography on Elder Choledocholithiasis and Its Effects on the Levels of TNF-α, IL-1, and IL-6."
11/01/2018 - "We conducted this study to investigate the clinical efficacy of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) on elder choledocholithiasis and its effects on the levels of TNF-α, IL-1, and IL-6. "

08/05/2022 - "Test Performance Characteristics of Dynamic Liver Enzyme Trends in the Prediction of Choledocholithiasis."
02/01/2022 - "If a patient has elevated liver enzymes or a high risk of choledocholithiasis, we recommend that MRCP be performed even no dilation was seen on US."
09/01/2019 - "Objective: To determine the frequency and nature of liver enzyme elevations among patients presenting with choledocholithiasis (CDL). "
04/01/2016 - "Markedly Elevated Liver Enzymes in Choledocholithiasis in the absence of Hepatocellular Disease: Case Series and Literature Review."
03/01/2009 - "The procedure was performed for choledocholithiasis in 58%, abnormal imaging in 26%, and abnormal liver enzymes in 23% of patients. "

11/01/2003 - "In this surgical proposal, we do not intend to substitute technique, but this method should be considered the ultimate solution in the laparoscopic approach to cholecystic choledocholithiasis."
10/01/1997 - "Even though the second one is not a routine method undoubtedly represents the best solution when the surgeon meets an unexpected choledocholithiasis. "
02/01/1996 - "However, it is choledocholithiasis which is problematic, especially the timing of the solution in relation to L-CHE. "
09/01/1995 - "The authors try to contribute to the solution of the problem of cholecystolithiasis associated with choledocholithiasis. "
04/01/1999 - "In 19 patients with choledocholithiasis and a common bile duct of > or = 2 cm, and in 6 cases of obstructive jaundice secondary to advanced unresectable pancreatic neoplasms, the technique produced good results as a permanent solution to the life-threatening problem of common bile duct obstruction. "

01/01/1993 - "[Cholecystolithiasis and choledocholithiasis cured by methyl tert butyl ether (MTBE) combined with EST]."
02/01/1988 - "Choledocholithiasis--in vivo stone dissolution using methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE)."
08/01/2000 - "Keywords for searching included choledocholithiasis, dissolution, mono-octanoin, common duct stones, MTBE, cholic acid, and gallstones. "

05/19/2021 - "She was initially found to have an ammonia level of 329 µmol/L and choledocholithiasis on admission. Dietary modification with intravenous dextrose and intralipids with oral lactulose saw improvement in her labs. "
01/01/2002 - "Here, we present a patient aged 79 years with protracted obstructive jaundice due to choledocholithiasis who developed hypokalemia with inappropriate kaliuria as a part of a non-acidotic generalized proximal tubular dysfunction, which included renal phosphate, uric acid and glucose wasting."

06/01/1999 - "[Usefulness of DIC-CT in choledocholithiasis]."
09/01/1998 - "We evaluated the accuracy of MR imaging (MRI), mainly MR cholangiopancreatography (MRCP), in the diagnosis of choledocholithiasis in comparison with ultrasound (US), computed tomography (CT), direct cholangiography, and intravenous cholangiography (DIC). "
06/01/1999 - "In order to assess the efficacy of helical CT in drip-infusion cholangiography (DIC-CT) for diagnosis of choledocholithiasis, 82 patients with biliary diseases, including 25 patients with a definite diagnosis of choledocholithiasis obtained by direct cholangiography, were investigated by DIC-CT and EUS. "
06/01/1999 - "Therefore, in diagnosis the choledocholithiasis, DIC-CT displays similar diagnostic efficiency as EUS or ERC, and can be recognized as the non-invasive and useful procedure for pre-operative diagnosis of cholecystolithiasis."

11/01/2001 - "One patient developed recurrent choledocholithiasis 6 months after laparoscopic exploration and was treated successfully with endoscopic sphincterotomy and stone extraction. "
03/01/2000 - "Seven patients with choledocholithiasis were treated successfully with endoscopic sphincterotomy preoperatively. "
09/01/2017 - "Our study suggests that use of a combined approach is safe and effective and may provide benefits over using endoscopic balloon dilatation or endoscopic sphincterotomy alone in the treatment of choledocholithiasis."
05/01/2016 - "Large balloon sphincteroplasty of the sphincter of Oddi is a safe and effective adjunct to endoscopic biliary sphincterotomy in difficult to treat choledocholithiasis. "
01/01/2016 - "Endoscopic biliary sphincterotomy plus endoscopic papillary balloon dilation in nonradiation ERCP is a safe and effective treatment method for symptomatic choledocholithiasis during pregnancy."

09/01/1996 - "ERCP prior to laparoscopic cholecystectomy in patients suspected of having choledocholithiasis, is safe and offers with good results. "
08/01/2016 - "Intraoperative ERCP is more effective than LBDE in terms of minimizing the rate of retained stones in patients with choledocholithiasis undergoing emergency laparoscopic cholecystectomy. "
01/01/2007 - "Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is more cost-effective for managing incidental choledocholithiasis (CDL) after laparoscopic cholecystectomy and intraoperative cholangiogram (LC/IOC) than laparoscopic common bile duct exploration (LCBDE). "
07/01/1997 - "A management plan incorporating ERCP followed by early laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a safe and effective strategy for children who have choledocholithiasis."
04/01/2016 - "Introduction During laparoscopic cholecystectomy, intraoperative cholangiography (IOC) is currently regarded as the gold standard in the detection of choledocholithiasis. "

01/01/2023 - "A single-stage LCBDE is the most cost-effective treatment option for choledocholithiasis in patients with choledocholithiasis undergoing a cholecystectomy. "
04/01/2000 - "Our data suggests that even after presumed successful endoscopic clearance of the bile duct stones, many patients (33% in our series) still have choledocholithiasis present at the time of cholecystectomy. "
06/01/2022 - "With respect to the time interval between clearance of choledocholithiasis and cholecystectomy, a number of multicenter studies and a meta-analysis have shown that a short time interval or a procedure during the same period of hospitalization is advantageous. "
01/01/2018 - "The Safety and Efficacy of Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration Combined with Cholecystectomy for the Management of Cholecysto-choledocholithiasis: An Up-to-date Meta-analysis."
02/01/2015 - "For patients who need cholecystectomy after endoscopic removal of choledocholithiasis, endoscopic retrograde cholangiography-related factors predictive for open converted cholecystectomy are helpful in planning the appropriate timing of surgery."

09/25/2021 - "Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) with sphincterotomy and stone extraction is the treatment of choice for choledocholithiasis, reaching a successful clearance of the common bile duct (CBD) in up to 90% of the cases. "
10/01/2009 - "In more than 90% of choledocholithiasis cases, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography with sphincterotomy and stone extraction are successful therapeutic options for clearance of the bile duct with the use of a stone retrieval balloon or basket. "
01/01/2021 - "We wished to determine the role of an improved method of sphincterotomy in choledocholithiasis: "radial sphincterotomy". "
11/01/2009 - "To revisit the diagnostic accuracy of sonography in the detection of choledocholithiasis using modern equipment with tissue harmonic imaging (THI) and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) with sphincterotomy as the gold standard. "
11/01/2017 - "Reappraisal of Endoscopic Papillary Balloon Dilation Versus Sphincterotomy for Choledocholithiasis-Time for a New Trial."

11/01/2021 - "In selected high-risk choledocholithiasis patients, an EUS-first strategy significantly decreased the rate of diagnostic ERC and hospital stay but did not achieve a significant reduction in negative endoscopic procedure outcomes."
11/01/2018 - " aim of this study was to compare the use of magnetic resonance cholangiography (MRC) and intraoperative cholangiography (IOC), and its impact on the length of the hospital stay in patients with mild ABP and an intermediate probability of choledocholithiasis.We"
02/15/2018 - "Objective Single-stage endoscopic stone removal for choledocholithiasis is an advantageous approach because it is associated with a shorter hospital stay; however, few studies have reported the incidence of complications related to this procedure in detail. "
03/01/2015 - "Several European studies have found decreased length of stay (LOS) when performing LC and intraoperative endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) on the same day for choledocholithiasis. "
10/21/2023 - "We hypothesized that upfront LC + IOC ± LCBDE will decrease length of stay (LOS) and the total number of interventions for children with suspected choledocholithiasis. "