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ArticleInternational journal of surgery case reports2024

Laparoscopic-cholangioscopic cooperative modified tunnel technique for hepatolithiasis combined with dilated common bile duct: A case report and literature review.

Chi Thanh Ho, Trung Hieu Le, Van Thanh Le, Van Quang Vu, Hoang Ngoc Anh Nguyen, Manh Thang Tran

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Chi Thanh HoDepartment of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Digestive Surgery Center, Military Hospital 103, Hanoi 10000, Viet Nam.
Trung Hieu LeDepartment of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Institute of Digestive Surgery, Military Central Hospital 108, Hanoi 10000, Viet Nam. Electronic address: hbpsurgeon108@gmail.com.
Van Thanh LeDepartment of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Institute of Digestive Surgery, Military Central Hospital 108, Hanoi 10000, Viet Nam.
Van Quang VuDepartment of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Institute of Digestive Surgery, Military Central Hospital 108, Hanoi 10000, Viet Nam.
Hoang Ngoc Anh NguyenDepartment of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Institute of Digestive Surgery, Military Central Hospital 108, Hanoi 10000, Viet Nam.
Manh Thang TranCollege of Health Sciences, VinUniversity, Hanoi 113000, Viet Nam.

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Abstract

introductionIntrahepatic and extrahepatic lithiasis, a condition characterized by the presence of stones in the liver and bile ducts, is a common disease in Asia, particularly in East and Southeast Asia. We report a case with laparoscopic exploration of the common bile duct using a flexible cholangioscope and modified trans-common bile duct tunnel for hepatolithiasis combined with the dilated common bile duct. PRESENTATION OF CASE: A 35-year-old male patient has had chronic epigastric and right upper quadrant pain. The common bile duct was 11 mm dilated, and hepatolithiasis was also present, according to an upper abdomen MRI. The largest stone measured between 14 and 21 mm. A modified trans-common bile duct tunnel from the abdominal wall into the common bile duct was used in a laparoscopic procedure to examine the common bile duct. Complications during the procedure or following it were not present. The procedure took 120 min, and the blood loss was about 50 ml. The patient was discharged on the sixth postoperative day, and a follow-up visit one month later revealed that single-session stone clearance had been accomplished. DISCUSSION: Laparoscopic exploration of the common bile duct using a cholangioscope and modified trans-choledochal tube is applicable in selected patients and can be effectively and safely used to treat hepatolithiasis combined with the dilated common bile duct.

conclusionIn this case, we present an innovative approach for hepatolithiasis when combined with dilated common bile duct.

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Biliary stonesCase reportCholangioscopyLithotripsyMinimally invasive

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