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In patients with choledocholithiasis undergoing ERCP with biliary stent placement, delayed cholecystectomy is safe and does not increase the risk of recurrent biliary events or worsen perioperative outcomes compared to early surgery. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To evaluate the clinical outcomes and risk of recurrent biliary events associated with delayed versus early cholecystectomy following endoscopic biliary stent placement for choledocholithiasis.

August 23, 2026Surgical EndoscopyOpen Access

Biliary stenting as a bridge to cholecystectomy in patients with choledocholithiasis

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To evaluate the clinical outcomes and risk of recurrent biliary events associated with delayed versus early cholecystectomy following endoscopic biliary stent placement for choledocholithiasis.
Retrospective single-center study of 338 patients undergoing ERCP with biliary stenting followed by early (≤ 14 days, n = 85) or delayed (> 14 days, n = 253) cholecystectomy.
Assessed recurrent biliary events using multivariable logistic regression, inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW), and Kaplan–Meier analysis.
Recurrent biliary events occurred in 20.0% of early versus 15.8% of delayed cholecystectomy patients (p = 0.372), with surgical timing demonstrating no independent association with recurrence (OR 1.40, 95% CI 0.71–2.76, p = 0.340).
Perioperative outcomes remained comparable across groups, although patients requiring unplanned urgent surgery for recurrent biliary events experienced greater operative complexity.

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DPDavid PintoUniversity Hospital Augsburg DFDavid Farkas LALena AnthuberUniversity Hospital Augsburg

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Retrospective cohort study finds delayed cholecystectomy after biliary stenting yields similar complication rates to early surgery in choledocholithiasis, suggesting bridging stenting is safe.

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Pinto et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8aae207677a34114446e77 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-026-13260-z

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Retrospective cohort study finds delayed cholecystectomy after biliary stenting yields similar complication rates to early surgery in choledocholithiasis, suggesting bridging stenting is safe.

Biliary stenting as a bridge to cholecystectomy in patients with choledocholithiasis

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Biliary stenting as a bridge to cholecystectomy in patients with choledocholithiasis

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