[Electrohydraulic biliary lithotripsy. What approach?]. / Lithotritie biliaire électrohydraulique. Quelle voie d'abord?

ABSTRACT

In 11 patients stones in the common bile duct or in intrahepatic bile ducts could not be extracted by the retrograde route after endoscopic sphincterotomy. Electro-hydraulic lithotripsy was then attempted, using the retrograde route in 4 cases, the transhepatic route in 3 cases and the extracorporeal shock wave technique in 7 cases. The stones could be divided into fragments small enough to be extracted in all patients. The respective indications of the 3 types of electro-hydraulic biliary lithotripsy are discussed.