Study: Large Balloon Dilation Successful for Large Common Bile Duct Stones

A Taiwan study found that large balloon dilation alone without the use of sphincterotomy to treat large common bile duct stones met safety and efficacy requirements, according to a report in BMC Gastroenterology.

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Patients at Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital recovered completely after conservative and endoscopic treatment, and no procedure-related mortality was shown.

 

In the study, 172 patients had a follow-up duration of more than six months and 25 of these patients had recurrent common bile duct stones.

 

Read the BMC Gastroenterology study of large balloon dilation.

 

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