Laparoscopic cholecystectomy combined with endoscopic sphincterotomy for treatment of gallstones with com-mon bile duct stones:retrospective clinical analysis of 621 cases / 局解手术学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the clinical effectiveness of laparoscopic cholecystectomy ( LC) combined with endoscopic sphincter-otomy ( EST) for treatment of gallstones with common bile duct stones. Methods Clinical data of 652 patients who were treated by LCs and ESTs were retrospectively analyzed. Results ESTs were successfully accomplished in 634 patients (97. 2%), and LCs were successfully ac-complished in 621 among the 634 patients (97. 9%) after ESTs. The mean length of hospitalization after LCs was 4 days (2~15 days). In all 652 patients, there were 233 cases of acute pancreatitis, including 171 cases before ESTs and 62 cases (13. 1%) after ESTs, and they were all cured after ESTs. In 621 patients after LCs, bile leakages occurred in 8 patients (1. 2%) and they were cured with intraoperative drainages. Local fluid accumulations occurred in 120 patients (19. 0%), and 118 cases of them healed without management, and the other 2 cases were cured with percutaneous tube-placement drainages guided by ultrasonography because of abscesses. Conclusion It is safe and effective to treat gallstones with common bile duct stones by LC combined with EST because of its high success rate, short hospital stay and mild complications.