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Lithotripsy-Assisted Bile Duct Exploration by Laparoendoscopy (LABEL): An Alternative for Peroral Lithotripsy for Complex Bile Duct Stones with Gallbladder In Situ

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Abbreviations

POC-GL:

Peroral cholangioscopy-guided lithotripsy

ERCP:

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

LCBDE:

Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration

LC:

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy

LABEL:

Lithotripsy Assisted Bile duct Exploration by Laparoendoscopy

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  1. Department of General and Digestive Surgery, Reina Sofia University Hospital, 14004, Cordoba, Spain

    Manuel Durán-Martínez

  2. Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, 28006, Madrid, Spain

    David Martínez-Cecilia

  3. Department of Upper GI Surgery, Northwick Park Hospital & St Marks Hospitals, London, HA1 3UJ, UK

    Alberto Martínez-Isla

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Alberto Martínez-Isla is a Consultant for Boston Scientific but did not receive any financial arrangements for this research, or any assistance with manuscript preparation. The remaining authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

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Durán-Martínez, M., Martínez-Cecilia, D. & Martínez-Isla, A. Lithotripsy-Assisted Bile Duct Exploration by Laparoendoscopy (LABEL): An Alternative for Peroral Lithotripsy for Complex Bile Duct Stones with Gallbladder In Situ. Dig Dis Sci 67, 4590–4592 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-022-07515-7

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