The last 30 years have seen major developments in the management of gallstone-related
disease, which in the United States alone costs over 6 billion dollars per annum to treat …

Background Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and magnetic resonance
cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) are tests used in the diagnosis of common bile duct …

Common bile duct stones (CBDS) are estimated to be present in 10–20% of individuals with
symptomatic gallstones. They can result in a number of health problems, including pain …

Gallstones or cholelithiasis are a major public health problem in Europe and other
developed countries and affect up to 20% of the population. Gallstone disease is the most …

Background: Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) is one of many newer
noninvasive tests that can image the biliary tree. Purpose: To precisely estimate the overall …

Introduction Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is the gold standard technique for
gallbladder diseases in both acute and elective surgery. Nevertheless, reports from national …

BACKGROUND: There is controversy about the optimal method to detect common bile duct
(CBD) stones in patients with mild resolving gallstone pancreatitis. The aim of this study was …

Die Leitlinie zur Prävention, Diagnostik und Therapie von Gallensteinen aktualisiert die
Leitlinie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Gastroenterologie, Verdauungs-und …

BACKGROUND: The role of laparoscopic procedures in the treatment of Mirizzi syndrome
(MS) is not well-defined and remains controversial. We evaluated the preoperative …

Background Preceding endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC) in patients with
choledochocystolithiasis impedes laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) and increases risk of …