Total complication and biliary complication rates in were also significantly lower in the LTSE group than in the LC group. Although attractive, the LTSE approach was confined to CBD stones smaller ...

1 University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States 2 Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United States Serum levels of the tumor marker CA 19–9 are widely utilized in the ...

Biliary colic (also known as a "gallbladder attack") is abdominal pain that develops due to a blockage in the bile ducts. Bile ducts carry bile (digestive fluid) from your liver to your ...

Background Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration (LCBDE) for stone can be carried out by either laparoscopic transcystic stone extraction (LTSE) or laparoscopic choledochotomy (LC). It remains ...