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Safety and feasibility of single use cholecystoscopy for guiding laser or mechanical cholelithotripsy, and mechanical cholelithotomy
Nezami N, Division of Interventional Radiology and Image-Guided Medicine D, Latich I, Chockalingam A, Arici M, Lee J, Lozada J, Schlachter T, Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology D, Department of Surgery B, Department of Radiology M. Safety and feasibility of single use cholecystoscopy for guiding laser or mechanical cholelithotripsy, and mechanical cholelithotomy. Diagnostic And Interventional Radiology 2022, 28: 352-358. PMID: 35950279, PMCID: PMC9634924, DOI: 10.5152/dir.2022.20810.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute calculus cholecystitisCalculus cholecystitisCatheter placementClinical successSingle-institute retrospective analysisCommon bile duct stonesMinor procedure-related complicationsEarly clinical outcomesProcedure-related complicationsBile duct stonesMedian time intervalMean interval timeNumber of interventionsGallstone extractionCholecystostomy tubeEnd of lifeMorbid obesitySurgical contraindicationsSymptomatic cholelithiasisClinical outcomesDuct stonesCardiopulmonary diseaseDrainage catheterPurpose PatientsRetrospective analysis
2019
Cholangiolithiasis postliver transplantation: Successful treatment utilizing percutaneous transhepatic cholangioscopy and laser lithotripsy
Nezami N, Benchetrit L, Latich I, Schlachter T. Cholangiolithiasis postliver transplantation: Successful treatment utilizing percutaneous transhepatic cholangioscopy and laser lithotripsy. Radiology Case Reports 2019, 14: 1459-1466. PMID: 31641393, PMCID: PMC6796643, DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2019.09.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPercutaneous transhepatic cholangioscopyLiver transplantLaser lithotripsyMajor procedure-related complicationsProcedure-related complicationsExtrahepatic bile ductAbdominal CT scanDuctal calculiHepaticojejunal anastomosisPostliver transplantationNew onsetSelect patientsLiver biopsyPersistent painBile ductDuct calculiRisk factorsSuccessful treatmentRemoval of intraSuitable alternative optionCT scanEndoscopic techniquesBasket retrievalLarge calculiCholangioscopy