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The goal of treatment is to relieve the blockage. | The goal of treatment is to relieve the blockage. | ||
Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for symptomatic choledocholithiasis. The procedure is Biliary endoscopic sphincterotomy, an essential procedure of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). The procedure involves cutting the [[sphincter]] between the [[common bile duct]] and the [[pancreatic duct]] using a flexible catheter and wire to remove the stone. | |||
==Surgery== | ==Surgery== | ||
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Overview
The goal of treatment is to relieve the blockage. Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for symptomatic choledocholithiasis. The procedure is Biliary endoscopic sphincterotomy, an essential procedure of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). The procedure involves cutting the sphincter between the common bile duct and the pancreatic duct using a flexible catheter and wire to remove the stone.
Surgery
Treatment may involve:
- Surgery to remove the gallbladder and stones, so that recurrence is avoided.
- ERCP and a procedure called a sphincterotomy, which makes a surgical cut into the muscle in the common bile duct.