Shuzo Terada, Shinya Kawaguchi, Eiji Nakatani, Atsuko Inagawa, Tomoki Hikichi, Shodai Takeda, Yuya Ishiguro, Hirotaka Kashima, Taiyo Hirata, Shinya Ikeda, Kazuhisa Asahara, Tatsunori Satoh, Yuichi Masui, Masanori Matsuda, Ryosuke Itai, Asami Kawai, Shinya Endo, Takafumi Kurokami, Naofumi Shirane, Kazuya Ohno
AIMS: Small common bile duct stones are known to occasionally clear spontaneously. This study aimed to prospectively assess the role of biliary stent placement in promoting the spontaneous clearance of small common bile duct stones. METHODS AND RESULTS: We analyzed patients presenting with common bile duct stones of ≤5 mm diameter between June 2020 and May 2022. The exclusion criteria included asymptomatic patients, biliary pancreatitis, altered gastrointestinal anatomy, bile duct strictures (malignant or benign), and a history of EST...
February 2024: JGH Open: An Open Access Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology