Treatment outcomes, including risk factors of stone recurrence, for hepatolithiasis using balloon-assisted endoscopy in patients with hepaticojejunostomy (with video).

Yuki IshiharaKazuyuki MatsumotoHironari KatoKoichiro TsutsumiTakeshi TomodaAkihiro MatsumiKazuya MiyamotoTatsuhiro YamazakiYosuke SaragaiYuki FujiiDaisuke UchidaShigeru HoriguchiHiroyuki Okada

Published in: Surgical endoscopy (2020)

Endoscopic treatment using sDBE for hepatolithiasis was effective and safe. PDCS might reduce the rate of stone recurrence by detecting stones that are too small to confirm on fluoroscopic images.

Keyphrases

risk factors
free survival
deep learning
ultrasound guided
convolutional neural network
editorial comment
machine learning
combination therapy
replacement therapy
urinary tract
endoscopic submucosal dissection