Biliary stones represent the most common indication for therapeutic endoscopic retrograde
cholangiopancreatography. Many cases are successfully managed with biliary …

Endoscopy plays a central role in diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to biliary disease
in both benign and malignant conditions. A cholangioscope is an endoscopic instrument that …

Background The length of conventional single-use cholangioscopes poses a challenge for
percutaneous or laparoscopic approaches for direct visualization of the biliary tract. The aim …

Aims Training programs are essential to introduce new methods for bile duct clearance.
Visual examination via cholangioscopy is ideal to diagnose and treat biliary tract diseases …

Objectives The common practice is to remove symptomatic common bile duct (CBD) stones
in patients. This study aimed to investigate the factors affecting the percutaneous …

Indeterminate biliary strictures (IDBS) have been classically defined as those in which cross-
sectional imaging (computed tomography and MRI) and endoscopic retrograde …

Percutaneous endoscopy of the biliary system (cholangioscopy) and gallbladder
(cholecystoscopy) has significantly impacted diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to …

Objectives A new short device for percutaneous endoscopic cholangioscopy was recently
developed. However, feasibility and safety has not yet been evaluated. The aim of this study …

Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of percutaneous transhepatic lithotripsy (PTL)
using an electro-hydraulic (EH) system for difficult bile stones. Methods: We retrospectively …

Aim Occurrence of anastomotic biliary stricture (AS) remains an essential issue following
hepatobiliary surgeries, and percutaneous transhepatic cholangioscopy (PTCS) has great …