Chinese Medicine and Natural Products (Mar 2023)

Expert Consensus on the Interventional Treatment of Choledocholithiasis with Integrative Medicine

  • Bin Liu,
  • Zhongmin Wang,
  • Jinhe Guo,
  • Honglei Wu,
  • Kai Zhang,
  • Tao Yu,
  • Zhengguang Du,
  • Wenxia Zhao,
  • Long Jin,
  • Chongzhong Liu,
  • Zan Fu,
  • Jiangguang Sun,
  • Kun Gao,
  • Haibo Shao,
  • Duiping Feng,
  • Dongfeng Shen,
  • Hongling Jia,
  • Yuliang Li

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-1764130
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 03, no. 01
pp. e1 – e8

Abstract

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Percutaneous transhepatic papillary balloon drainage (PTPBD) is a newly emerging interventional treatment modality for choledocholithiasis in China. Compared with other treatments, it has some advantages. Traditional Chinese medicine has been proven to have certain advantages in the treatment of choledocholithiasis, with reliable efficacy, few side effects, and a low recurrence rate. To standardize the clinical practice of choledocholithiasis, facilitate the application of PTPBD, and improve the diagnosis and treatment of integrative medicine, the Chinese College of Interventionalists organized multidisciplinary experts to discuss and formulate this consensus. This consensus aims to regulate the patient selection and technical process of PTPBD and the diagnosis and treatment scheme of integrative medicine.

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