ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2008
Laparo-endoscopic "Rendezvous" to treat cholecysto-choledocolithiasis: Effective, safe and simplifies the endoscopist's work.
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- Laparoscopic-endoscopic rendezvous versus preoperative endoscopic sphincterotomy in people undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy for stones in the gallbladder and bile duct.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- ERCP and laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a combined (one-step) procedure: a random comparison to the standard (two-step) procedure.Surgical endoscopy · 2013Trial
- A Catheter-Guided Rendezvous Technique to Perform Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in Patients With High-Risk Choledocholithiasis.ACG case reports journal · 2026Article
- Laparoendoscopic Rendezvous: An Effective and Safe Approach in the Management of Cholecysto-Choledocholithiasis in Selected Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Management of cholelithiasis with choledocholithiasis: Endoscopic and surgical approaches.World journal of gastroenterology · 2021Review
- How to choose the most appropriate technique for the single-stage treatment of cholecysto-choledocolithiasis?Gastroenterology report · 2019Article
- Dystopic retrohepatic gallbladder and cholecysto-choledocho lithiasis: the rendez-vous and indocyanine green fluorescence.Clinical case reports · 2018Article
- Single-stage procedure for the treatment of cholecysto-choledocolithiasis: a surgical procedures review.Therapeutics and clinical risk management · 2018Review
- Cost analysis of laparoendoscopic rendezvous versus preoperative ERCP and laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the management of cholecystocholedocholithiasis.Surgical endoscopy · 2017Article
- Endoscopic versus laparoscopic treatment for choledocholithiasis: a prospective randomized controlled trial.Endoscopy international open · 2016Article
- Modern approach to cholecysto-choledocholithiasis.World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy · 2014Review
- Laparoscopic implementation of the Altemeier procedure for recurrent rectal prolapse. Technical note.International journal of surgery case reports · 2014Article
- Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography with rendezvous cannulation reduces pancreatic injury.World journal of gastroenterology · 2013Article
- Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and laparoscopic cholecystectomy during the same session: feasibility and safety.World journal of gastroenterology · 2013Article
- A 10-year study of rendezvous intraoperative endoscopic retrograde cholangiography during cholecystectomy and the risk of post-ERCP pancreatitis.Surgical endoscopy · 2013Article
- Routine use of simultaneous laparoendoscopic approach in patients with confirmed gallbladder and bile duct stones: fit for laparoscopy fit for "rendezvous".World journal of surgery · 2013Article
- Laparoendoscopic rendezvous reduces perioperative morbidity and risk of pancreatitis.Surgical endoscopy · 2013Review
- Single-stage treatment with intraoperative ERCP: management of patients with possible choledocholithiasis and gallbladder in situ in a non-tertiary Spanish hospital.Surgical endoscopy · 2012Article
- Intraoperative ERCP: What role does it have in the era of laparoscopic cholecystectomy?World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy · 2011Article
- The society for gastrointestinal intervention. Are we, as an organization of disparate disciplines, cooperative or competitive?Gut and liver · 2010Article
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Abstract
aimTo investigate our clinical experience with combined laparo-endoscopic Rendezvous (RV) for the treatment of patients affected by gallstones and common bile duct (CBD) stones and especially to study the never evaluated opinion of the endoscopist concerning the difficulty of the intraoperative endoscopic procedure during the RV in comparison with standard endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP).
methodsEighty consecutive patients affected by cholecystolithiasis and diagnosed or suspected CBD stones were treated with a standardized "tailored" RV. The relevant technical features, the feasibility, the effectiveness in stone clearance, the safety but also the simple evaluation of difficulty and agreement of the endoscopist were analyzed with a questionnaire.
resultsThe feasibility was 97.5% and the effectiveness 100% concerning CBD clearance and solution of coexisting problems at the papilla. Minor morbidity was 3.3%, the operating time was prolonged by a mean of 14 min, the mean hospital stay was 3.8 d and only one stone's recurrence occurred. The endoscopist evaluated the procedure to be simpler than standard ERCP-ES in 81.2% of the cases.
conclusionSimultaneous RV carries high effectiveness and safety at least comparable to those reported for other options. The endoscopist is very often satisfied with this approach because of the minimization of some steps of the endoscopic procedure and avoidance of relevant iatrogenic risk factors. If the mandatory collaboration between surgeons and endoscopists is guaranteed, this approach can often be preferable for the patient, the surgeon, the endoscopist and the hospital.
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