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ArticleCase reports in gastroenterology2014

Endoscopic Sphincterotomy Using the Rendezvous Technique for Choledocholithiasis during Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Case Report.

Takayuki Tanaka, Masashi Haraguchi, Hirotaka Tokai, Shinichiro Ito, Masachika Kitajima, Tsuyoshi Ohno, Shinya Onizuka, Keiji Inoue, Yasuhide Motoyoshi, Tamotsu Kuroki and 2 more

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Takayuki TanakaDepartments of Surgery, Nagasaki, Japan.
Masashi HaraguchiDepartments of Surgery, Nagasaki, Japan.
Hirotaka TokaiDepartments of Surgery, Nagasaki, Japan.
Shinichiro ItoDepartments of Surgery, Nagasaki, Japan.
Masachika KitajimaDepartments of Surgery, Nagasaki, Japan.
Tsuyoshi OhnoDepartments of Surgery, Nagasaki, Japan.
Shinya OnizukaDepartments of Surgery, Nagasaki, Japan.
Keiji InoueDepartments of Surgery, Nagasaki, Japan.
Yasuhide MotoyoshiDepartments of Gastroenterology, Nagasaki Harbor Medical Center City Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan.
Tamotsu KurokiDepartment of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan.
Takashi KanemastuDepartments of Surgery, Nagasaki, Japan.
Susumu EguchiDepartment of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan.

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Abstract

A 50-year-old male was examined at another hospital for fever, general fatigue and slight abdominal pain. He was treated with antibiotics and observed. However, his symptoms did not lessen, and laboratory tests revealed liver dysfunction, jaundice and an increased inflammatory response. He was then admitted to our hospital and underwent an abdominal computed tomography scan and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP), which revealed common bile duct (CBD) stones. He was diagnosed with mild acute cholangitis. As the same time, he was admitted to our hospital and an emergency endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography was performed. Vater papilla opening in the third portion of the duodenum and presence of a peripapillary duodenal diverticulum made it difficult to perform cannulation of the CBD. In addition, MRCP revealed that the CBD was extremely narrow (diameter 5 mm). We therefore performed laparoscopic cholecystectomy and endoscopic sphincterotomy using the rendezvous technique for choledocholithiasis simultaneously rather than laparoscopic CBD exploration. After the operation, the patient was discharged with no complications. Although the rendezvous technique has not been very commonly used because several experts in the technique and a large operating room are required, this technique is a very attractive and effective approach for treating choledocholithiasis, for which endoscopic treatment is difficult.

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Endoscopic sphincterotomyLaparoscopic cholecystectomyRendezvous technique

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