Protocol-Driven Management of Suspected Common Duct Stones

Common duct stones can be diagnosed by magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP), endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)/ERCP, and intraoperative cholangiogram (IOC). In 2015, our group adopted a standard approach of preoperative EUS/ERCP followed by laparoscopic cholecystectomy for patients with an admission bilirubin>4.0 mg/dL. For bilirubin

Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - January 13, 2017 Category: Surgery Authors: Anthony Manning, Richard Frazee, Stephen Abernathy, Claire Isbell, Travis Isbell, Justin Regner, Yolanda Munoz-Maldonado, Randall Smith Tags: Southern surgical association article Source Type: research