Abstract
Background and Study Aims: Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration is successful in 90 % of patients, but
10 % of patients may have retained stones or impaired biliary drainage at the end
of surgery. This study presents the results of laparoscopic biliary stenting in three
such patients.
Patients and Methods: Three patients with choledocholithiasis, aged 51, 82, and 100 were treated by laparoscopic
antegrade placement of biliary stent.
Results: Biliary drainage was established in all three cases. Follow-up at six months revealed
all patients to be asymptomatic, with two aged 82 and 101 with the stents still in
place.
Conclusions: Laparoscopic antegrade biliary stenting deserves consideration when the surgeon encounters
impaired biliary drainage after laparoscopic exploration of the common bile duct.
