Complex biliary stones management: cholangioscopy versus papillary large balloon dilation – a randomized controlled trial

Background and study aims Endoscopic removal of biliary stones has high success rates, ranging between 85 % to 95 %. Nevertheless, some stones may be challenging and different endoscopic methods have evolved. Papillary large balloon dilation after sphincterotomy is a widely used technique with succe...

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Main Authors: Tomazo Franzini, Renata Nobre Moura, Priscilla Bonifácio, Gustavo Oliveira Luz, Thiago Ferreira de Souza, Marcos Eduardo Lera dos Santos, Gustavo Luis Rodela, Edson Ide, Paulo Herman, André Luis Montagnini, Luiz Augusto Carneiro D’Albuquerque, Paulo Sakai, Eduardo Guimarães Hourneaux de Moura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2018-02-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-122493