Bickerstaff K I, Berry A R, Chapman R W, Britton J
John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, Headington.
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 1988 Nov;70(6):350-1.
Endoscopic sphincterotomy was attempted on 18 patients with retained biliary stones. Endoscopy was performed within 2 weeks of the operation in 13 patients and within 3 weeks in 5 patients. A T-tube was present in 14 patients and 6 patients had multiple stones. Sphincterotomy and complete duct clearance was achieved in 17 patients (94%) and a complication (haemorrhage) occurred in one patient (6%).