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Incidence and management of choledocholithiasis on routine intraoperative cholangiogram: a 5-year tertiary centre experience.

Justin Yan-Ting NgRoy TengSara IzwanErick ChanMaarisha KumarRamesh Damodaran PrabhaHarald Puhalla
Published in: ANZ journal of surgery (2022)
Incidental choledocholithiasis during routine IOC is not uncommon. Management predominantly includes intraoperative TCBDE or postoperatively via an ERCP. This study has not found reliable preoperative factors to predict choledocholithiasis based on preoperative clinical, radiological and biochemical factors. A small proportion of patients received preoperative endoscopic intervention, and the decision-making process requires further investigation.
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