Is Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography with Balloon Sweeps a Must in Postcholecystectomy Stent Removal for Choledocholithiasis?

Deepak Sasikumar; Saiprasad Lad; Meghraj Ingle; Chintan Tailor; Vikramaditya Rawat; Mit Shah; Kiran Basavaraju; Yatin Lunagariya; Shivani Chopra; Vinay Borkar

doi:10.1055/s-0044-1788724

Journal of Digestive Endoscopy (Sep 2024)

Is Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography with Balloon Sweeps a Must in Postcholecystectomy Stent Removal for Choledocholithiasis?

Deepak Sasikumar,
Saiprasad Lad,
Meghraj Ingle,
Chintan Tailor,
Vikramaditya Rawat,
Mit Shah,
Kiran Basavaraju,
Yatin Lunagariya,
Shivani Chopra,
Vinay Borkar

Affiliations

Deepak Sasikumar: ORCiD; Department of Gastroenterology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, India
Saiprasad Lad: ORCiD; Department of Gastroenterology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, India
Meghraj Ingle: ORCiD; Department of Gastroenterology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, India
Chintan Tailor: ORCiD; Department of Gastroenterology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, India
Vikramaditya Rawat: ORCiD; Department of Gastroenterology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, India
Mit Shah: ORCiD; Department of Gastroenterology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, India
Kiran Basavaraju: ORCiD; Department of Gastroenterology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, India
Yatin Lunagariya: ORCiD; Department of Gastroenterology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, India
Shivani Chopra: ORCiD; Department of Gastroenterology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, India
Vinay Borkar: ORCiD; Department of Gastroenterology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, India

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0044-1788724
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 15, no. 03
pp. 157 – 162

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Objectives This study aims to evaluate whether stent removal through endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) with balloon sweeps is necessary or whether stent removal by forward-viewing gastroscope without cholangiogram is sufficient.

Published in Journal of Digestive Endoscopy

ISSN: 0976-5042 (Print); 0976-5050 (Online)
Publisher: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
Country of publisher: India
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology
Website: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-00043283

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