Balloon Enteroscopy-Assisted Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography for the Treatment of Common Bile Duct Stones in Patients with Roux-en-Y Gastrectomy: Outcomes and Factors Affecting Complete Stone Extraction.
Taisuke ObataKoichiro TsutsumiHironari KatoToru UekiKazuya MiyamotoTatsuhiro YamazakiAkihiro MatsumiYuki FujiiKazuyuki MatsumotoShigeru HoriguchiKengo YasugiTsuneyoshi OgawaRyuta TakenakaHiroyuki OkadaPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2021)
Therapeutic sDBE-ERCP for CBD stones in a relatively elderly RYG cohort, was effective and safe. A larger CBD diameter negatively affected complete stone extraction, but using the retroflex position may be useful for achieving complete stone clearance.