Comparison of laparoscopic common bile duct exploration and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography combined with laparoscopic cholecystectomy for patients with gallbladder and common bile duct stones a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

CONCLUSIONS: Both LC+LCBDE and LC+ERCP are safe, effective, and minimal-invasive treatments for concomitant gallbladder and CBD stones. LC-LCBDE was associated with comparable effects compared with LC+ERCP in terms of surgical success rate, stone clearance rate, retained stones rate, operation time, and total morbidity. At the same time, LC-LCBDE had a higher rate of bile leakage and a lower rate of postoperative pancreatitis, cholangitis, and hemorrhage.PMID:37259749 | DOI:10.26355/eurrev_202305_32477

Source: European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences - June 1, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: W-F Lan J-H Li Q-B Wang X-P Zhan W-L Yang L-T Wang K-Z Tang Source Type: research