It is undetermined when and how laparoscopic common bile duct exploration (LCBDE) should be used in @entity1 with common bile duct (CBD) stone-related nonsevere @entity697 . We aimed to evaluate the effect of LCBDE on the clinical outcome of those @entity1 within (early) or beyond (delayed) 72   hours of emergent admission. Surgery-related complications, length of hospital stay (LOS), and total cost, as well as demographic and clinical parameters were compared between the two groups. Finally, 3 and 5 @entity1 in early and delayed LCBDE group, respectively, had retained stones, which were removed by choledochoscopy before T-tube was removed. Each group had 3 @entity1 who developed biliary leak, which was conservatively cured by the drainage. Shorter LOS and less total cost were observed in early group compared to the late one (13.34        4.48 vs. 18.32        9.13, p   <   0.05; 17712        5446.63 vs. 21776        7230.41   RMB, p   <   0.05). Improvement of @entity255 was achieved in all @entity1 with LCBDE. None of the @entity1 developed stricture of the CBD after LCBDE. To conclude, both early and delayed LCBDE are safe and effective for the treatment of CBD stone-related nonsevere @entity697 during emergent admissions. Early LCBDE may be superior to delayed procedure due to the shorter LOS and less cost.

Early versus delayed laparoscopic common bile duct exploration for common bile duct stone-related nonsevere XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity697 :: ('MESH:D000208', 'Disease') :: ['acute cholangitis'] @entity255 :: ('MESH:D002761', 'Disease') :: ['cholangitis']
@entity697 :: (MESH:D000208,Disease) :: ['acute cholangitis']
