Case report demonstrates successful removal of bile duct and gallbladder stones, suggesting innovative endoscopic approaches may improve outcomes.
The guidelines for the treatment of choledocholithiasis recommend that cholecystectomy should be performed after endoscopic removal of stones in the common bile duct (CBD) in cases with gallbladder stones [1] [2], but we report here on a case in which all stones in the CBD, intrahepatic bile duct, and gallbladder were removed through the papilla.
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