Managing concomitant gallbladder stones and common bile duct stones in the laparoscopic era: a systematic review

Background: There is still no consensus on the ideal management of common bile duct (CBD) stones. This article aims to review the management of concomitant gallbladder stones and CBD stones in the laparoscopic era. Method: A PubMed database search was performed to identify MEDLINE articles from 1986 to 2010 using the key terms “common bile duct stones,”“cholecystectomy,”“bile duct exploration,”“ERCP” (endoscopic retrograde cholangiography), and “endoscopic sphincterotomy.” Results: There were five randomized comparative trials (RCT) comparing sequential preoperative ERCP and laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) to laparoscopic common bile duct exploration (LCBDE). Two RCTs showed similar stone clearance rates and shorter hospital stays in the LCBDE group, while three RCTs showed similar stone clearance rates and hospital stays in sequential preoperative ERCP, LC and LCBDE groups. There were two RCTs comparing LCBDE to sequential LC and postoperative ERCP. One showed similar stone clearance rate and shorter hospital stay in LCBDE group, while the other showed similar stone clearance rate and hospital stay. There were three RCTs comparing sequential preoperative ERCP and LC against LC with intraoperative ERCP. All three studies showed similar stone clearance rates and shorter hospital stays in the intraoperative ERCP group. There was only one RCT comparing sequential preoperative ERCP and LC against sequential LC and postoperative ERCP. This showed a similar stone clearance rate and shorter hospital stay in the postoperative ERCP group. Conclusion: Different management approaches of concomitant gallbladder stones and CBD stones were equivalent in efficacy. However, one‐stage management had the advantage of providing a shorter hospital stay.     

内镜逆行胰胆管造影术取石失败后即行腹腔镜胆总管探查术的临床观察

目的对于胆囊结石合并肝外胆管结石患者,探讨内镜逆行胰胆管造影术(ERCP)治疗肝外胆管结石不成功时如何选择治疗方式及时机。方法 12例胆囊结石合并肝外胆管结石拟分期行腹腔镜胆囊切除术(LC)+ERCP患者,行常规ERCP治疗失败,立即静吸复合全麻下完成LC+胆管探查取石术(LCBDE)。结果12例患者均顺利完成LC+LCBDE,并取净结石。术后3例出现高淀粉血症,全组无胆漏、肠漏、胆管炎、胰腺炎和胆道出血等并发症发生。结论对于ERCP治疗不成功的患者,急诊行LCBDE是安全、可行的补救措施。     

Impact of gallbladder status on the outcome in patients with retained bile duct stones treated with extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy

BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS: The use of endoscopic therapy in combination with lithotripsy techniques has become increasingly common in patients with complicated common bile duct stones. In many units, although this is controversial, cholecystectomy is then performed, because of possible subsequent cholecystitis and recurrence of choledocholithiasis. The aim of this study was to investigate whether gallbladder status influences the long-term outcome in patients after extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) of common bile duct stones. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Recruited for the study were 120 patients with an average age of 68 years (range 28 - 86). They were selected from 137 consecutive patients who presented to our department between January 1989 and June 1996 with complicated common bile duct stones, and in whom ESWL was necessary to achieve complete clearance of stones. Follow-up data were obtained from the patients and their general practitioners. RESULTS: The mean duration of follow-up was 4 years (range 3 - 9). A total of 37 patients had their gallbladder in situ (group A), while 83 had undergone cholecystectomy. Of these 83 patients, 27 had had a cholecystectomy after ESWL (group B), whereas 56 patients had already had the gallbladder removed when choledocholithiasis was diagnosed (group C). During follow-up, 36 patients (30 %) experienced some biliary symptoms. There were no significant differences in the incidence of recurrent biliary symptoms between the three groups. Re-exploration of the bile duct by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) revealed 28 cases of recurrent bile duct stones. Recurrence developed more often in groups B and C, who had undergone cholecystectomy, without reaching statistical significance ( P = 0.077). In patients with an intact gallbladder (group A), there was no difference in the rate of recurrent biliary symptoms or stones between the patients with or without cholecystolithiasis. Operations were necessary in 28 patients; in only ten was this for biliary reasons. CONCLUSION: The intact gallbladder is not a risk factor for recurrent biliary complications after ESWL of common bile duct stones; therefore, as far as patients with complicated bile duct stones which require additional lithotripsy techniques are concerned, elective cholecystectomy after endoscopic clearance of the bile duct no longer seems appropriate.     

经腹腔镜胆囊切除术选择性术中胆道造影的临床应用价值

目的探讨术中胆道造影在腹腔镜胆囊切除术（LC）中的临床应用价值。方法分析2006年9月至2010年12月北京丰台长辛店医院及东城区第一人民医院180例慢性结石性胆囊炎、急性结石性胆囊炎、胆源性胰腺炎患者行LC患者的临床资料,统计分析其中20患者在术中经胆囊管插管行胆管造影（IOC）的临床数据。结果 20例LC术中胆管造影18例成功,成功率90.0%,术中发现胆总管结石2例,经中转开腹行胆总管切开取石,胆管变异1例;平均造影时间15±10.50 min。结论 LC中胆管造影操作较为简单方便、显影清晰、成功率高,既能发现术前未能发现的胆总管结石,又能发现胆管解剖变异;并能够有效地降低胆管残石率,及时发现术中胆管损伤,提高了LC的手术质量和安全性。     

胆囊并发胆总管结石患者的微创外科治疗研究

目的探究胆囊并发胆总管结石患者的微创外科治疗。方法选取2013年1月-2018年1月该院收治的92例胆囊并发胆总管结石患者为研究对象,采用随机数字表法将患者分为对照组(n=46)和观察组(n=46)。两组患者中存在胰腺炎的患者先行控制腹膜炎,对照组患者行腹腔镜胆囊切除术(LC)联合胆总管探查取石术(LCBDE),观察组患者行十二指肠乳头括约肌切开取石术(EST),术后3 d行LC治疗。比较两组患者围术期情况、费用情况和并发症情况。结果两组患者均未出现中转开腹手术情况,观察组患者的手术时间、止痛药使用率、住院时间均低于对照组患者,耗材费用和住院总费用多于对照组患者,差异具有统计学意义(P0.05);两组患者的术中出血量、术后排气时间和手术费用比较差异无统计学意义(P0.05)。观察组患者各项并发症总发生率为6.51%低于对照组患者的19.53%,差异具有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论胆囊并发胆总管结石患者控制腹膜炎后行EST+LC治疗较LC+LCBDE治疗能够缩短手术时间,减轻术后疼痛,降低并发症发生率,缩短住院时间,但所需费用较高。     

Endoscopic papillotomy in biliary tract pain and fluctuating cholestasis with common bile duct dilatation and small gallbladder stones.

In patients suspected of having functional disorders of the papilla it is often difficult to establish the indications whether or not to perform endoscopic papillotomy (EP). We report on thirty-two consecutive patients referred for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography who all had longstanding biliary tract pain and episodes of liver enzyme elevation indicating cholestasis. Further features were: 1) a dilated common bile duct (CBD) after cholecystectomy (n = 11) or 2) a dilated CBD without or with larger (greater than cystic duct diameter) gallbladder stones (n = 6) or 3) multiple small gallbladder stones, with a normal or dilated CBD, in patients with signs of acute gallstone pancreatitis or in whom elective cholecystectomy was not indicated (n = 15). No CBD stones, organic obstruction or other disorders were found in these patients. Without further diagnostic procedures, EP was routinely performed. The laboratory (up to 3 months) and clinical findings (2 to 4 years follow up) showed improvement in all patients undergoing EP. We conclude that immediate EP appears justified in these selected patients.     

Selective endoscopic cholangiography for the detection of common bile duct stones in patients with cholelithiasis

BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS: The detection and management of common bile duct (CBD) stones in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy continues to be controversial. Several diagnostic and therapeutic strategies have been suggested. These include intraoperative cholangiography, selective endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography, and endoscopic ultrasonography. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of selective ERCP in detecting CBD stones in patients with cholelithiasis before laparoscopic cholecystectomy. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In a prospective study, patients with cholelithiasis who presented during a 6-year period were assessed on a selective basis with ERCP for suspected CBD stones before laparoscopic cholecystectomy. ERCP was carried out if the patient had any of the following criteria: a dilated CBD on ultrasound, gallstone pancreatitis, or abnormal liver function tests. Intraoperative cholangiography was not performed in any of the patients. Long-term follow-up was undertaken. RESULTS: The study included 427 patients. On the basis of selective criteria, ERCP was carried out in 41 patients (9.6 %), with confirmed CBD stones in 22 cases (53.7 %). The most useful predictor of CBD stones on ERCP was the presence of a dilated CBD in association with abnormal liver function tests. In this situation, CBD stones were identified in 14 of 17 cases (82 %). Abnormal liver function tests alone had a sensitivity of 50 % (four of eight). All other parameters used in isolation had a lower detection rate. During a median follow-up period of 6 years (range 1-10 years), six of 386 patients (1.6 %) with initially normal imaging and biochemical tests presented again with retained stones. All were successfully managed by ERCP and sphincterotomy. There were no major complications. CONCLUSIONS: Preoperative selective ERCP is effective in detecting clinically significant CBD stones. However, there is a high false-negative rate when a single criterion is used to guide therapy. Multivariate analysis of preoperative parameters for risk stratification, in conjunction with other imaging modalities, may make it possible to minimize unnecessary ERCPs.     

腹腔镜联合十二指肠镜治疗胆囊结石合并胆总管结石

目的:探讨腹腔镜联合十二指肠镜治疗胆囊结石合并胆总管结石的临床疗效.方法:回顾分析2009年1月-2010年12月腹腔镜胆囊切除术(LC)联合十二指肠镜治疗35例胆囊结石合并胆总管结石患者的临床资料.所有患者均采取经十二指肠镜逆行胰胆管造影(ERCP),内镜下十二指肠乳头括约肌切开术(EST),取出胆总管结石,放置胆道塑料支架引流(ERBD).ERCP后3d内行LC,术后4d出院.出院后1～2周内再次行十二指肠镜取出胆道支架并行ERCP了解胆管有无残余结石.结果:35例患者均1次取净胆总管结石,1例EST术中出血,34例成功行LC,1例中转开腹行胆囊切除术.术后并发急性胰腺炎2例,所有患者均无胆漏、十二指肠穿孔、黄疸等并发症.结论:腹腔镜联合十二指肠镜治疗胆囊结石合并胆总管结石具有疗效确切、创伤小、恢复快等优点.     

Combined endoscopy/laparoscopy/percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage,hybrid techniques in gastrointestinal and biliary diseases

In recent years, a wide range of gastrointestinal endoscopy techniques have been developed, such as endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). Although ESD and ERCP have an important role in gastrointestinal and biliary diseases, each technique has its limitations. Hybrid techniques that combine endoscopic and surgical procedures have emerged that have the advantages of different procedures and negate their limitations at the same time. Laparoscopic endoscopic cooperative surgery and modified laparoscopic endoscopic cooperative surgery combine ESD and laparoscopic techniques to resect submucosal tumors with minimum resection area. Air leak test by intraoperative endoscopy can effectively identify a mechanically insufficient anastomosis and decrease the complication rate. The rendezvous technique that combines percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage and endoscopy can be performed as a rescue approach for the treatment of biliary obstruction, stenosis and bile duct injuries. For patients with simultaneous presence of stones in the gallbladder and the common bile duct, the laparo-endoscopic rendezvous technique can perform ERCP and laparoscopic cholecystectomy at the same time and reduces the risk of pancreatic injury caused by ERCP. Biliobiliary and bilioenteric anastomosis using magnetic compression anastomosis is another choice for biliary obstruction. The most common used approach to deliver the magnets is by percutaneous-peroral tract. Laparoscopic-assisted ERCP is a safe and highly effective therapy for patients who develop biliary diseases after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery.     

选择性ERCP在LC术前的应用

32例拟行腹腔镜胆囊切除术(LC)的胆囊结石患者,选择性地进行术前ERCP检查,成功率为93.7％。18例术前临床表现怀疑有胆总管结石存在,ERCP发现8例(44.4％)有胆总管结石;12例无胆总管结石依据,1例(8.3％)存在胆总管结石。另外,发现胆道变异1例。通过资料分析,认为LC术前选择性ERCP的适应证为:胆总管直径大于0.8cm,B超怀疑或发现胆总管结石,胆管炎病史,胆源性胰腺炎病中及肝功能异常。     

腹腔镜胆囊切除联合胆总管切开取石T管引流术治疗胆囊结石合并胆总管结石术后复发率及影响因素

目的 探讨腹腔镜胆囊切除联合胆总管切开取石T管引流术治疗胆囊结石合并胆总管结石术后复发情况及影响因素.方法 对310例胆囊结石合并胆总管结石患者行腹腔镜胆囊切除联合胆总管切开取石T管引流术治疗,术后随访1a统计复发率,采用单因素分析及多因素Logistic回归分析探讨术后结石复发影响因素.结果 入组患者术后结石复发率为...     

Preliminary experience using laparoscopic transcystic cholangioscopy for treatment of common bile duct stones.

Laparoscopic transcystic cholangioscopy (LTC) in combination with electrohydraulic lithotripsy may be an alternative treatment to ERCP and sphincterotomy in patients with both gallbladder and common bile duct stones undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Preliminary experience using LTC lithotripsy in 13 cases is reported. In 12 cases the stones were pushed out into the duodenum using the tip of the cholangioscope, in 8 of them stone disintegration via LTC lithotripsy also being required. In the remaining case the cholangioscope could not be inserted into the common bile duct via the cystic duct due to complete cystic duct obstruction. The average hospital stay was 9 days (range 6-16) in patients with LTC/lithotripsy, which did not differ significantly from 8.4 days (range, 4-19) (n = 330) in the group undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy alone. The patients usually resumed normal activity the day after discharge. LTC lithotripsy has the advantages over endoscopic sphincterotomy of a shorter treatment and preservation of a normal functioning sphincter of Oddi. Further technical improvements, especially the development of a cholangioscope for this purpose, are urgently required.     

同期三镜联合手术与分期两镜手术治疗胆囊结石 合并胆总管结石的疗效对比*

目的探讨同期三镜联合手术(腹腔镜+十二指肠镜+胆道镜)与分期两期两镜手术[内镜下逆行胰胆管造影(ERCP)+腹腔镜下胆囊切除术(LC)]治疗胆囊结石合并胆总管结石的疗效。方法回顾性分析2017年1月-2019年3月54例胆囊结石合并胆总管结石患者,分别行同期三镜手术和分期两镜手术,其中同期三镜手术29例,分期两镜手术25例,分析比较两组手术成功率、住院时间、住院费用、并发症和胆汁引流量等指标的差异。结果54例患者中,采取同期三镜手术患者均手术成功,无残余结石,无中转开腹,术后1例出现急性胰腺炎,1例出现梗阻性黄疸,转氨酶升高;采取分期两镜手术患者中,1例因十二指肠镜取石失败,改为择期同期三镜手术,其余手术均成功,结石完全被取出,术后轻症急性胰腺炎3例,1例出现电解质紊乱,1例行胆囊切除术后出现发热,1例出现黄疸。两组患者全麻术后肛门排气时间、住院总费用、术后第1天、第2天胆汁引流量比较,差异均无统计学意义(P>0.05),两组患者手术时间、术中出血量、住院时间和术后第3天胆汁引流量比较,差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论同期三镜手术较两期手术住院时间更短、术后恢复更快、并发症更少,但手术时间和出血量明显较分期两镜手术多。在合适的患者及其自身要求下,同期三镜手术可能会取得更好的治疗效果。     

Laparoscopic ultrasound (LUS) in gastrointestinal surgery.

Intraoperative ultrasonography during abdominal surgery became widespread by availability of high-frequency, high-resolution transducers. It's usefulness has particularly been proven in biliar and gastrointestinal surgery. Our objective was to examine the method in laparoscopic cholecystectomy and in laparoscopic staging of malignancies of the upper gastrointestinal tract as well. Lapaoscopic ultrasound (LUS) examination was performed in 567 patients operated on because of biliary stones and in 12 patients with carcinoma in the upper part of the gastrointestinal tract. In accordance to the known criteria endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) was performed in 89 patients, and additionally, ERCP was performed in 58 patients because of dilated common bile duct. Choledochal stones were demonstrated in 72 of the 147 patients. Laparoscopic ultrasonography demonstrated preoperatively undetected bile duct stones in 18 of these patients (12%). In 294 other patients without any criteria of bile duct stones, laparoscopic ultrasonography demonstrated bile duct stones in 11 patients (4%). Laparoscopic ultrasonography in 12 patients with proximal gastrointestinal malignancies demonstrated inoperability in all of the patients. Laparotomy could thereby be avoided. LUS examination is an ideal operative tool as it is safe, reproducible and requires no special patient preparation or positioning. The method of imaging is therefore justified for patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery because of biliary stones and gastrointestinal surgery.     

腹腔镜手术治疗胆囊结石合并胆总管结石的临床研究

目的 探讨腹腔镜微创手术在治疗胆囊结石合并胆总管结石疾病中的价值。方法 回顾性分析了1996年1月～2004年9月在该院确诊为胆囊结石胆总管结石的病人采用腹腔镜手术的治疗情况，并对多种治疗的选择方案、结果作了分析比较。结果 68例患者中大多数在腹腔镜下一期作了胆囊切除、胆总管切开胆道镜下取石T管引流，未发现有明显并发症。少数胆总管无扩张的病例由内镜下作EST后联合腹腔镜胆囊切除术二期完成治疗，极少数上述方案治疗失败的患者由开腹完成治疗。腹腔镜手术一期治疗与内镜、腹腔镜联合二期治疗和开腹手术相比较，病人住院时间短，恢复快，并发症少，手术成功率高，具有明显的优点，而手术时间并无延长。结论 腹腔镜下手术一期取除结石是治疗胆囊结石合并胆总管结石的主要、较好的选择方案。     

Calcium in human gallbladder bile.

Biliary calcium is believed to be of great importance in gallstone pathogenesis. These studies were therefore performed to determine if quantitative and/or qualitative differences in calcium are present in gallbladder bile from patients with and without gallstones. Bile was obtained by direct gallbladder aspiration from 68 obese patients undergoing elective gastric bypass surgery. Forty-five patients had no evidence of gallstones or sludge, 18 had cholesterol gallstones, and five had black pigment stones. Gallbladder bile was also obtained from 27 nonobese patients undergoing elective cholecystectomy (19 cholesterol; eight black pigment gallstones). For all patients, total calcium ranged from 1.50 to 16.44 mmol/L (mean: 6.05 +/- 0.31 mmol/L); free Ca++ ion ranged from 0.53 to 2.83 mmol/L (mean: 1.28 +/- 0.05 mmol/L). Considerable overlap was observed between obese and nonobese subjects and between patients with and without gallstones. For all patient groups, calcium, Ca++, and bound calcium increased linearly with increasing concentrations of bile salt. No significant differences in the slopes of these relationships were observed with obesity or gallstones. In contrast, free Ca++ ion was greater in gallbladder bile from gallstone patient groups throughout the entire range of bile salt. We hypothesize that this observed increase in Ca++ resulted from increased Gibbs-Donnan forces and excess gallbladder mucin present within the gallbladder bile of patients with gallstones.     

Endoscopic management of pancreatic pseudocyst: a long-term follow-up

BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS: No studies with real long-term follow-up after endoscopic drainage of pancreatic pseudocysts are available. The present study was undertaken to investigate the long-term outcome of endoscopic management of pancreatic pseudocyst with a minimum follow-up of 2 years. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A total of 38 consecutive patients with pancreatic pseudocyst underwent endoscopic cystogastrostomy (n = 27), endoscopic cystoduodenostomy (n = 6) and transpapillary drainage (n = 5). Patients were monitored at 1 and 3 months after drainage, and finally between 24 and 80 months. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy was done at 1 and 3 months after drainage while ultrasound was done at 3 months and at the end of follow-up. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) was only done before cyst drainage if no cyst bulge was visible in the stomach or duodenum or if obstructive jaundice was present. RESULTS: Biliary pancreatitis was responsible for the pseudocyst in 19 cases while the remaining occurrences were caused by alcohol (n = 12) and trauma (n = 7). All forms of endoscopic drainage were effective in treating pancreatic pseudocyst and there was complete disappearance of the cyst within 3 months of drainage, irrespective of cause. Over a mean follow-up of 44.23 months (24 - 80 months). Three patients had symptomatic recurrences while three had asymptomatic recurrences; all had alcohol-induced pancreatitis. No recurrences were seen in the biliary pancreatitis and trauma group. All symptomatic recurrences were successfully managed with endoscopic cystogastrostomy and stenting. A massive bleed in one patient required surgery while stent block and cyst infection in three patients and perforation in one patient were managed conservatively. ERCP was done before cyst drainage in eight patients because there was no visible bulge into the stomach or duodenum (n = 5), or because obstructive jaundice was present (n = 3). In five patients ERCP revealed cyst duct communication. All these patients were managed by transpapillary drainage and there was only one asymptomatic recurrence in this group. CONCLUSION: Endoscopic management of pancreatic pseudocyst is quite an effective and safe mode of treatment in experienced hands. ERCP before the procedure is only required when the cyst does not bulge into gut lumen, for a decision about the feasibility of transpancreatic drainage. On long-term follow-up, recurrences were seen only in the alcoholic pancreatitis group. In the biliary pancreatitis group, no recurrences were seen after cholecystectomy and removal of common bile duct (CBD) stones if present. No recurrences were seen in the trauma group.     

胆囊切除术后残留胆总管结石的内镜诊治

目的：探讨经内镜逆行胰胆管造影（ERCP）在胆囊切除术后残留胆总管结石诊治中的应用价值。方法：对胆囊切除术后腹痛、发热、黄疸或肝功能异常而经B超、CT或磁共振胰胆管造影（MRCP）证实或怀疑残留胆总管结石的患者进行ERCP检查，对发现胆总管结石的患者行EST或EPBD后取石。结果：ERCP检查的成功率为96．4％（108／112）。85例证实胆总管结石的患者行EST或EPBD后取石，79例（92．9％）取石治疗成功；6例因合并肝内胆管多发结石而行外科手术治疗。并发症发生率为4．5％，其中消化道出血2例，急性胰腺炎3例。结论；对于胆囊切除术后残留胆总管结石的患者，ERCP是理想的诊断方法，而且还可以同时进行治疗。     

选择性胆道造影在胆囊切除术中的临床应用

目的探讨基层医院在胆囊切除手术中选择性胆道造影的应用价值。方法回顾性分析2004年6月至2007年10月26例术中胆道造影（IOC）患者的临床资料。全部选用经胆囊管或经胆总管穿刺行IOC。结果对胆囊切除术中26例具有胆总管相对探查指征患者经胆囊管或经胆总管穿刺IOC,发现胆总管结石9例（34．62％）,假阳性1例（3．85％）,阴性16例（61．53％）。结论选择性IOC在基层医院可预防胆囊切除手术后胆总管残余结石,避免不必要的胆总管切开探查,降低术后并发症;并能在术中直接了解胆道系统解剖,提高手术安全性,在降低术后残余胆总管结石和避免胆道损伤等方面有重要价值。