TY - JOUR
T1 - Percutaneous hepatolithotomy
T2 - The Northwestern University experience
AU - Nadler, Robert B.
AU - Rubenstein, Jonathan N.
AU - Kim, Samuel C.
AU - Weiser, Adam C.
AU - Lohr, Michele N.
AU - Vogelzang, Robert L.
AU - Parsons, Willis G.
PY - 2002/6
Y1 - 2002/6
N2 - Obstruction of intrahepatic ducts by calculi can lead to abdominal pain, cholestasis, abscesses, and cholangitis. Patients with stones recalcitrant to extraction using endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) have traditionally been referred to a general surgeon for open stone extraction or hepatic lobectomy despite its great potential morbidity. Borrowing techniques, instrumentation, and experience in performing percutaneous nephrolithotomy, we describe our experience with percutaneous hepatolithotomy (PHL), a minimally invasive, safe, and effective alternative to open surgery for recalcitrant biliary stones.
AB - Obstruction of intrahepatic ducts by calculi can lead to abdominal pain, cholestasis, abscesses, and cholangitis. Patients with stones recalcitrant to extraction using endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) have traditionally been referred to a general surgeon for open stone extraction or hepatic lobectomy despite its great potential morbidity. Borrowing techniques, instrumentation, and experience in performing percutaneous nephrolithotomy, we describe our experience with percutaneous hepatolithotomy (PHL), a minimally invasive, safe, and effective alternative to open surgery for recalcitrant biliary stones.
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U2 - 10.1089/089277902760102776
DO - 10.1089/089277902760102776
M3 - Article
C2 - 12184079
AN - SCOPUS:0036627503
SN - 0892-7790
VL - 16
SP - 293
EP - 297
JO - Journal of Endourology
JF - Journal of Endourology
IS - 5
ER -