Clinical Study

Results of Medium Seventeen Years’ Follow-Up after Laparoscopic Choledochotomy for Ductal Stones

Table 1

Results of medium 17 years’ follow-up (12.6–22.7 years).

Patients, 121

Unrelated death, (%)61 (50.4)
Lost at follow-up, (%)14 (11.5)
Available patients’ data, (%)46 (38.1)

Symptomatic patients, (%)3 (6.5)
 Cholangitis 1 (2.7)
 Dyspepsia2 (5.4)

Biochemical biliary stasis, (%) 1 (2.1)

US evaluation, (%)46 (100)
 Stones0 (0)
 Stricture0 (0)

MRI, (%)1 (2.1)
 Stones1 (2.1)
 Ductal dilatation1 (2.1)

Ductal stones’ recurrence, (%)1 (2.1)

ERCP, (%)1 (2.1)

CBD stricture, (%)0 (0)