Choledochoscope
A rigid or flexible fiberoptic/video endoscope passed into the bile duct to directly visualize its lumen and intrahepatic branches.
How it is used
Intraoperative exploration of the common bile duct for residual stones during open or laparoscopic choledochotomy, via the transcystic or direct route.
Clinical tip
A series of 28 patients undergoing laparoscopic choledochoscopy for bile duct stones reported an 87% stone-extraction success rate with 0% mortality.
Sources
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History
Added to the catalog on 2026-10-16.
Dates derived from the project's public version-control history on GitHub, not a live collaborative edit log.