Current Situation of Endoscopic Treatment for Common Bile Duct Stones

The progression of endoscopy and devices as well as newly developed treatment methods have enabled endoscopic lithotomy. In this study, we examined to what degree is it possible to endoscopically treat patients who are diagnosed as having common bile duct stones.Lithotomy was conducted using a backward side-viewing endoscope for patients without surgical history of upper gastrointestinal tract and patients with stomach reconstructed with...