Clinical Trial: ERCP and LC for Cholecystocholedocholithiasis in Children: Should It Be Accomplished in One or Repeated Hospitalization?
Study Status: COMPLETED
Recruit Status: COMPLETED
Condition: Choledocholithiasis
Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
Official Title: Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography and Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Cholecystocholedocholithiasis in Children: Should It Be Accomplished in One or Repeated Hospitalization?
Brief Summary:
Chronic calculous cholecystitis in pediatric patients leads to choledocholithiasis in about 12% of cases.These patients require removal of stones from the common bile duct.The most common method of cleaning the common bile duct is endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, and the standard technique for removing the gallbladder is laparoscopic cholecystectomy.There are different approaches to the treatment of this category of patients: laparoscopic common bile duct exploration (LCBDE), laparoendoscopic…
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