Erschienen in:
07.03.2022 | Surgical Techniques and Innovations
Endoscopic Holmium Laser Lithotripsy (EHLL) as an Alternative Minimally Invasive Therapy to the Surgical Management of Bouveret Syndrome
verfasst von:
Fátima Sofía Senra Lorenzana, Lalin Navaratne, Lampros Liasis, Alberto Martínez-Isla
Erschienen in:
Indian Journal of Surgery
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Ausgabe 1/2023
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Abstract
We present two cases of Bouveret Syndrome managed conservatively with endoscopic holmium laser lithotripsy. Two elderly patients with gastric outlet obstruction caused by gallstone migration into the duodenum through a cholecystoduodenal fistula underwent endoscopic holmium laser lithotripsy. The procedure was performed under general anaesthesia in the operating theatre using a holmium laser probe and a standard gastroscope. In both patients, complete fragmentation of the obstructive gallstone was achieved. Following the treatment, the first patient was asymptomatic and due to multiple co-morbidities, definitive surgery with cholecystectomy was not deemed appropriate.