Application and usefulness of a new eight-wire basket catheter for endoscopic extraction of small common bile duct stones: A retrospective multicenter study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Distally located small common bile duct stones are often difficult to treat or grasp endoscopically. Therefore, multiple devices, such as baskets or balloon catheters, are frequently used in such cases. However, it is desirable to use a single device for stone extraction from the perspective of cost-effectiveness. In this multicenter study, we evaluated the efficacy of a new eight-wire basket catheter for extracting small (≤10 mm) common bile duct stones.

Methods

We retrospectively analyzed the records of 144 patients who underwent stone extraction using the eight-wire basket catheter for common bile duct stones ≤10 mm. The success rate of complete stone extraction and the risk factors for the difficulty in stone extraction with the eight-wire catheter alone were

SUBMITTER: Inatomi O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9307736 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature