Comparative analysis between hepatectomy and cholangioscopy in treatment of intrahepatobiliary tract stones
AIM: To compare the therapeutic efficacy between hepatectomy and cholangioscopy in the treatment of intrahepatobiliary tract stones. METHODS: Data of 54 cases with intraheaptobiliary tract stones treated in our hospital from 1990 to 2007 were reviewed and analyzed. RESULTS: The stone clearance rate of both approaches were high, 96.2% and 96.4% respectively (P > 0.05). The 5-year recurrence rate in hepatectomy group was 5.6% and 31.5% in cholangioscopy group(P < 0.01). The complication rate of hepatectomy group and cholangioscopy group was respectively 26.8% and 18.2% (P > 0.05). CONCLUSION: Hepatectomy would be a better choice in the treatment of localized intrahepatolithiasis accompanied with bile duct stenosis.