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Objective - To determine the efficacy of peroral electrohydraulic lithotripsy performed with an extra large duodenoscope (outside diameter 14.8 mm) and a choledochoscope with a diameter of 4.1 mm (Olympus 'mother and baby' endoscope system) in the removal of very large stones from the common bile duct. Design - Prospective study of patients with giant stones in the common bile duct that were resistant to extraction by conventional means. Setting - Endoscopy unit at a university hospital. Patients - Four women and one man aged 48-82 (mean 66.4 years) with a total of nine stones in their common bile ducts ranging from 2.2 to 3.6 cm in diameter. Interventions - Peroral electrohydraulic lithotripsy was performed after intravenous sedation and under antibiotic cover. Two endoscopists took part in each procedure, coordination being achieved by means of a video monitor. The procedures were performed with a Lithotron EL-23 lithotripter and a 3 French lithotripsy probe inserted through the choledochoscope under direct vision. Main outcome measure - Complete clearance of the common bile duct confirmed by occlusion cholangiography. Results - All nine stones (mean minimal diameter 2.6 cm; mean maximal diameter 3.1 cm) were successfully fragmented by electrohydraulic lithotripsy, allowing subsequent extraction with the aid of endoscopy and clearance of the common bile duct. A median of three (range two to five) sessions of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography were required to achieve complete clearance of the ducts. Patients stayed a median of eight days in hospital after lithotripsy (range eight to 14). There were no complications. Conclusion - Peroral electrohydraulic lithotripsy offers a safe and effective alternative for the management of patients with large stones in the common bile duct.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 595-598 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | British Medical Journal |
| Volume | 299 |
| Issue number | 6699 |
| State | Published - 1989 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Electrohydraulic lithotripsy with peroral choledochoscopy. / Leung, Joseph; Chung, S. S C.
In: British Medical Journal, Vol. 299, No. 6699, 1989, p. 595-598.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Electrohydraulic lithotripsy with peroral choledochoscopy
AU - Leung, Joseph
AU - Chung, S. S C
PY - 1989
Y1 - 1989
N2 - Objective - To determine the efficacy of peroral electrohydraulic lithotripsy performed with an extra large duodenoscope (outside diameter 14.8 mm) and a choledochoscope with a diameter of 4.1 mm (Olympus 'mother and baby' endoscope system) in the removal of very large stones from the common bile duct. Design - Prospective study of patients with giant stones in the common bile duct that were resistant to extraction by conventional means. Setting - Endoscopy unit at a university hospital. Patients - Four women and one man aged 48-82 (mean 66.4 years) with a total of nine stones in their common bile ducts ranging from 2.2 to 3.6 cm in diameter. Interventions - Peroral electrohydraulic lithotripsy was performed after intravenous sedation and under antibiotic cover. Two endoscopists took part in each procedure, coordination being achieved by means of a video monitor. The procedures were performed with a Lithotron EL-23 lithotripter and a 3 French lithotripsy probe inserted through the choledochoscope under direct vision. Main outcome measure - Complete clearance of the common bile duct confirmed by occlusion cholangiography. Results - All nine stones (mean minimal diameter 2.6 cm; mean maximal diameter 3.1 cm) were successfully fragmented by electrohydraulic lithotripsy, allowing subsequent extraction with the aid of endoscopy and clearance of the common bile duct. A median of three (range two to five) sessions of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography were required to achieve complete clearance of the ducts. Patients stayed a median of eight days in hospital after lithotripsy (range eight to 14). There were no complications. Conclusion - Peroral electrohydraulic lithotripsy offers a safe and effective alternative for the management of patients with large stones in the common bile duct.
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