Laparoscopic transgastric ERCP in bariatric surgery patients: our experience

Abstract

Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) is the surgical treatment of choice for morbid obesity. Several therapeutic options to remove common bile duct (CBD) stones have been proposed in these patients. Laparoscopy-assisted transgastric ERCP (LATERCP) has a high success rate. However, the procedure is not fully standardized and some technical variations have been proposed. We introduce two cases in which laparoscopic transgastric ERCP has been used to treat choledocholithiasis after LRYGB.

Keywords

• Bariatric surgery
• Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
• Gastric bypass
• Laparoscopy
• Choledocholithiasis