Background/Aims: Treatment for @entity255 without @entity1157 ( @entity1157 ) stones has not been established in patients with @entity5990 . We investigated the usefulness of @entity253 ( @entity253 ) without endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST) in patients diagnosed with @entity5990 and @entity255 without @entity1157 stones by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and @entity3821 ( @entity3821 ). Methods: @entity253 using 5-F plastic stents without EST was performed prospectively in patients with @entity5990 and @entity255 if @entity1157 stones were not diagnosed by ERCP and @entity3821 . After ERCP, all patients underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The primary outcomes were clinical and technical success. The secondary outcomes were recurrence rate of biliary events and procedure-related adverse events. Results: Among 187 patients with @entity5990 and @entity255 , 27 patients without @entity1157 stones according to ERCP and @entity3821 received @entity253 using 5-F plastic stents without EST. The stents were maintained in all patients until laparoscopic cholecystectomy, and recurrence of @entity255 was not observed. After cholecystectomy, the stents were removed spontaneously in 12 patients and endoscopically in 15 patients. Recurrence of @entity1157 stones was not detected during the follow-up period (median, 421 days). Conclusions: @entity253 using 5-F plastic stents without EST may be safe and effective for the management of @entity255 accompanied by @entity5990 in patients without @entity1157 stones according to ERCP and @entity3821 .

The Role of Endoscopic Biliary Drainage without @entity5990 Patients with XXXX and Suspected Common Bile Duct Stones Not Detected by Cholangiogram or Intraductal Ultrasonography.

@entity3821 :: ('MESH:D002285', 'Disease') :: ['IDUS', 'intraductal ultrasonography'] @entity1157 :: ('MESH:D001649', 'Disease') :: ['CBD', 'common bile duct'] @entity5990 :: ('MESH:D042882', 'Disease') :: ['gallstones'] @entity253 :: ('MESH:D001660', 'Disease') :: ['endoscopic biliary drainage', 'EBD'] @entity255 :: ('MESH:D002761', 'Disease') :: ['cholangitis']
@entity255 :: (MESH:D002761,Disease) :: ['Cholangitis']
