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Endosc Int Open 2016; 04(04): E389-E390
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-100905
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-100905
Case report
Argon plasma coagulation for the resolution of basket impaction from large common bile duct stones
Further Information
Publication History
submitted 04 August 2015
accepted after revision 04 January 2016
Publication Date:
10 February 2016 (online)
Introduction
One of the most common indications for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is choledocholithiasis – the occurrence of stones in the common bile duct (CBD). However, in approximately 5 % to 10 % of cases, the procedure fails, especially in a patient with large or impacted stones [1]. An uncommon adverse event during ERCP with CBD stone clearance is impaction of the basket-stone complex, which sometimes leads to unnecessary surgical procedures such as laparoscopy or even exploratory laparotomy. This report describes a patient in whom argon plasma coagulation (APC) was used to resolve basket-stone impaction.
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