effect of stent placement on the size of common bile duct stones in cirrhotic patients: a prospective study

ABSTRACT

Background: Endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreato-graphy [ERCP], endoscopic sphincterotomy [ES] and basket extraction are currently used to remove bile duct stones. The technical difficulty of stone extraction increases with size of stone. Apart from surgical removal, biliary stenting is an alternative for treating difficult cases