Case Report
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World J Clin Cases. May 26, 2019; 7(10): 1149-1154
Published online May 26, 2019. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i10.1149
Electrohydraulic lithotripsy and rendezvous nasal endoscopic cholangiography for common bile duct stone: A case report
Koichi Kimura, Kensuke Kudo, Tomoharu Yoshizumi, Takeshi Kurihara, Shohei Yoshiya, Yohei Mano, Kazuki Takeishi, Shinji Itoh, Noboru Harada, Toru Ikegami, Tetsuo Ikeda
Koichi Kimura, Kensuke Kudo, Tetsuo Ikeda, Department of Endoscopy and Endoscopic Surgery, Fukuoka Dental College, Fukuoka 814-0175, Japan
Koichi Kimura, Kensuke Kudo, Tomoharu Yoshizumi, Takeshi Kurihara, Shohei Yoshiya, Yohei Mano, Kazuki Takeishi, Shinji Itoh, Noboru Harada, Toru Ikegami, Tetsuo Ikeda, Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
Author contributions: Kimura K was responsible for the study conception, design and drafting of the manuscript; Kudo K, Kurihara T, Yoshiya S, Mano Y, Takeishi K, Itoh S, Harada N, and Ikegami T were responsible for data collection; Yoshizumi T and Ikeda T were responsible for critical revision of the manuscript, and all authors issued final approval for the version to be submitted.
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Corresponding author: Koichi Kimura, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Doctor, Surgeon, Department of Endoscopy and Endoscopic Surgery, Fukuoka Dental College, 2-15-1, Tamura, Sawaraku, Fukuoka 814-0175, Japan. kkimura@surg2.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp
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Received: February 12, 2019
Peer-review started: February 13, 2019
First decision: March 9, 2019
Revised: March 20, 2019
Accepted: March 26, 2019
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Published online: May 26, 2019
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Abstract
BACKGROUND

In patients with large stones in the common bile duct (CBD), advanced treatment modalities are generally needed. Here, we present an interesting case of a huge CBD stone treated with electrohydraulic lithotripsy (EHL) by the percutaneous approach and rendezvous endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC) using a nasal endoscope.

CASE SUMMARY

A 91-year-old woman underwent ERC for a symptomatic large CBD stone with a diameter of 50 mm. She was referred to our institution after the failure of lithotomy by ERC, and after undergoing percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage. We attempted to fragment the stone by transhepatic cholangioscopy using EHL. However, the stones were too large and partly soft clay-like for lithotripsy. Next, we attempted lithotomy with ERC and cholangioscopy by the rendezvous technique using a nasal endoscope and achieved complete lithotomy. No complication was observed at the end of this procedure.

CONCLUSION

Cholangioscopy by rendezvous technique using a nasal endoscope is a feasible and safe endoscopic method for removing huge CBD stones.

Keywords: Common bile duct stone; Electrohydraulic lithotripsy; Rendezvous technique; Endoscopic retrograde cholangiography; Nasal endoscop; Case report

Core tip: Common bile duct (CBD) stones that are very large may require choledochotomy or lithotomy. However, surgery may be contra indicated in very elderly patients, and alternate treatments are required. Recent reports indicate that electrohydraulic lithotripsy (EHL) is an effective treatment for bile duct stones. We used EHL, followed by retrograde cholangiography and the rendezvous technique via nasal endoscope to successfully treat an elderly patient with a 50 mm diameter CBD stone.