Abstract

Introduction: Although laparoscopic cholecystectomy has replaced the open surgery for management of gall bladder stones, however, bile duct stones or choledocholithiasis remains to be a challenging task. Bile duct stones are seen in almost every 7th to 10th patient having gall bladder stonesi. There is controversy regarding the ideal approach for management of common bile duct (CBD) gallstones, more so, in view of availability of multiple options. Until the laparoscopic and endoscopic modalities came into picture, open cholecyststectomy was the only procedure for CBD exploration.

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