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Title: Percutaneous transhepatic Laser lithotripsy for intrahepatic cholelithiasis.
Austin Authors: Lamanna, Anthony ;Maingard, Julian;Tai, James ;Ranatunga, Dinesh G ;Goodwin, Mark D 
Affiliation: Department of Imaging, Monash Health, Monash, Australia
Department of Surgery, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
Interventional Radiology Service, Department of Radiology, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
School of Medicine, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Australia
Issue Date: Dec-2019
Date: 2019-06-27
Publication information: Diagnostic and interventional imaging 2019; 100(12): 793-800
Abstract: To report the technical success, complications and long-term outcomes of patients with intrahepatic cholelithiasis not amenable to endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) who were treated with percutaneous transhepatic biliary Laser lithotripsy (PTBLL). A retrospective review of 12 patients who underwent PTBLL for intrahepatic cholelithiasis was performed. There were 5 men and 7 women with a mean age of 46±18 (SD) years (range: 23-75 years). PTBLL was performed when stone clearance using ERCP had previously failed or was not appropriate due to unfavourable anatomy or the presence of multiple stones or a large stone. Percutaneous biliary access into intrahepatic ducts was obtained if not already present and lithotripsy was performed using a HolmiumYAG 2100nM Laser. Patients files were analyzed to determine the technical success, complications and long-term outcomes. Eleven patients (11/12; 92%) had a history of previous hepatobiliary surgery and nine (9/12; 75%) had multiple stones confirmed on preprocedure imaging. A 100% success rate in fragmenting the target stone(s) was achieved and 11/12 patients (92%) had successful first pass extraction of target stone fragments. Two patients (2/12; 17%) required repeat lithotripsy. One patient (1/12; 8%) experienced a major complication in the form of cholangitis. Of patients with long-term follow-up, 4/10 (40%) had recurrence of intrahepatic calculi with a mean time interval of 31 months (range 3-84 months). For patients with intrahepatic biliary calculi not amenable to ERCP, PTBLL provides an effective and safe alternate treatment.
URI: https://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/21518
DOI: 10.1016/j.diii.2019.05.007
ORCID: 0000-0003-0705-2252
0000-0001-8958-2411
0000-0002-8461-3933
Journal: Diagnostic and interventional imaging
PubMed URL: 31257113
Type: Journal Article
Subjects: Biliary calculi
Hepatolithiasis
Holmium Laser
Percutaneous transhepatic biliary lithotripsy
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