Randomized trial of cholangioscopy-guided laser lithotripsy versus conventional therapy for large bile duct stones (with videos)
Buxbaum J, Sahakian A, Ko C, Jayaram P, Lane C, Yu CY, Kankotia R, Laine L. Randomized trial of cholangioscopy-guided laser lithotripsy versus conventional therapy for large bile duct stones (with videos). Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2017, 87: 1050-1060. PMID: 28866457, DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2017.08.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCholangioscopy-guided laser lithotripsyBile duct stonesDuct stonesConventional therapyLaser lithotripsy groupEndoscopic clearanceMechanical lithotripsyBalloon dilationLaser lithotripsyLithotripsy groupProcedure timeLarge common bile duct stonesCommon bile duct stonesLarge bile duct stonesConventional therapy groupHistory of ERCPCommon duct explorationPost-ERCP pancreatitisLarge bile ductsCholangioscopy-guided lithotripsyLonger procedure timeSuccessful endoscopic extractionNumber of proceduresAdverse eventsDuct explorationPredictors and outcomes of delayed plastic biliary stent removal following endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
Kim SJ, Ohanian E, Lee F, Nam B, Che K, Laine L, Kim SE, Kim JJ. Predictors and outcomes of delayed plastic biliary stent removal following endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. Scandinavian Journal Of Gastroenterology 2017, 52: 1128-1132. PMID: 28657377, DOI: 10.1080/00365521.2017.1342138.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographyBiliary stent removalBiliary stent placementStent removalStent obstructionRetrograde cholangiopancreatographyStent placementIndex endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographyNon-English primary languageOutcomes of patientsOutpatient endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographyPreventable adverse eventsMultivariable regression analysisUniversity Medical CenterPlastic biliary stentsAnesthesia assistanceBaseline characteristicsAdverse eventsConsecutive patientsClinical outcomesLoma Linda University Medical CenterOne-fifthMedical CenterBiliary stentsLower odds