In a recent study published by a group from Greece, 90 patients with large bile duct stones 12-20 mm were randomized for treatment with the EST followed by either ML or LBPD. The group treated with LBPDs had a 97.7% success rate for complete stone removal while the success rate for the group treated with ML was 91.1% P = 0.36.
En un estudio reciente publicado por un grupo griego, 90 pacientes con cálculos biliares grandes 12-0 mm fueron aleatorizados para ser manejados con EST seguida de LMC o EST seguida de DPBG, los resultados mostraron una tasa de éxito del 97,7% en la extracción de todos los cálculos en el grupo de la DEPBG vs.