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Common Bile Duct Exploration

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Surgical management of the biliary system is a valuable and necessary skill set for the practicing general surgeon. Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration (LCBDE) is a technique that allows for concomitant management of both the gallbladder and stones within the biliary ductal system. This approach offers the potential benefits of fewer procedures, decreased cost, and short hospital stays. This chapter provides an in-depth discussion of LCBDE including patient selection, operating room setup, technical aspects of both transcystic and transcholedocal approaches, and outcomes.

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  1. Department of General Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA

    Andrew Lambour & Byron F. Santos

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Correspondence to Andrew Lambour .

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  1. Chief of HPB - Miami Cancer Institute, Miami, FL, USA

    Horacio J. Asbun

  2. Assistant Professor of Surgery, Winship Cancer Institute, Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Mihir M. Shah

  3. Associate Professor of Surgery, University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA

    Eugene P. Ceppa

  4. Department of Surgery, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM, USA

    Edward D. Auyang

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Lambour, A., Santos, B.F. (2020). Common Bile Duct Exploration. In: Asbun, H., Shah, M., Ceppa, E., Auyang, E. (eds) The SAGES Manual of Biliary Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13276-7_13

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