TY  - JOUR
T1  - Ercp vs laparoscopic common bile duct exploration for common bile duct stones: Are the 2 techniques truly equivalent?
AU  - Yachimski P, Poulose BK
Y1  - 2010/08/01
N1  - 10.1001/archsurg.2010.126
JO  - Archives of Surgery
SP  - 795
EP  - 795
VL  - 145
IS  - 8
N2  - 
The authors state that their study demonstrates that “LCBDE [laparoscopic common bile duct exploration] is equivalent in efficacy . . . to preoperative ERCP/S + LC [endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography sphincterotomy plus laparoscopic cholecystectomy] for patients with ‘likely’ common bile duct stones.” This statement is presumably based on the reported rates of total stone clearance (98% for ERCP/S vs 88% for LCBDE; P = .28).

SN  - 0004-0010
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archsurg.2010.126
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.2010.126
ER  -