relative high stone recurrence rate although a final cholangiogram was obtained to confirm the bile duct clearance for every patient, and f) significant number of patients were lost to follow-up.

Bile duct stones, also known as common bile duct stones (CBDS), can ... investigated the use of endoscopic papillary large balloon dilation (EPLBD) as a method to reduce the recurrence of CBDS ...

Between September 2001 and September 2009, consecutive patients with large CBDS (> 10 mm) managed by EPLBD alone (size of dilating balloon > 10 mm, without EST) were reviewed in Kaohsiung Veterans ...