A 75-year-old woman with hypertension presented with acute suppurative cholangitis. Chest radiography revealed severe kyphosis. Abdominal computed tomography revealed a large stone impacted in the common bile duct (CBD). The patient underwent emergent endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, and cholangiography revealed a large stone (7x3 cm) in the CBD that could not be captured using a large basket. We could not use the percutaneous approach for stone fragmentation by using a cholangioscope because of severe degenerative kyphosis. Finally, we performed holmium laser lithotripsy under peroral cholangioscopy by using an ultraslim endoscope, and the large stone in the CBD was successfully fragmented and removed without complications.
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Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology,Division of Digestive Therapeutic Endoscopy,Chang Gung Memorial Hospital,Chang Gung University College of MedicineDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology,Division of Digestive Therapeutic Endoscopy,Chang Gung Memorial Hospital,Chang Gung University College of Medicine
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Tokyo Med Univ, Hachioji Med Ctr, Dept Gastroenterol & Hepatol, Hachioji, Tokyo 1930998, JapanTokyo Med Univ, Hachioji Med Ctr, Dept Gastroenterol & Hepatol, Hachioji, Tokyo 1930998, Japan
Hirakawa, Noriyuki
Kitamura, Katsuya
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Tokyo Med Univ, Hachioji Med Ctr, Dept Gastroenterol & Hepatol, Hachioji, Tokyo 1930998, JapanTokyo Med Univ, Hachioji Med Ctr, Dept Gastroenterol & Hepatol, Hachioji, Tokyo 1930998, Japan
Kitamura, Katsuya
Itoi, Takao
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Tokyo Med Univ, Dept Gastroenterol & Hepatol, Tokyo, JapanTokyo Med Univ, Hachioji Med Ctr, Dept Gastroenterol & Hepatol, Hachioji, Tokyo 1930998, Japan
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Iwata City Hosp, Div Gastroenterol, Shizuoka, Japan
Iwata City Hosp, Div Gastroenterol, 512-3 Ookubo, Iwata 4838550, JapanIwata City Hosp, Div Gastroenterol, Shizuoka, Japan
Kaneko, Junichi
Takinami, Masaki
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Iwata City Hosp, Div Gastroenterol, Shizuoka, JapanIwata City Hosp, Div Gastroenterol, Shizuoka, Japan
Takinami, Masaki
Tsuji, Atsushi
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Iwata City Hosp, Div Gastroenterol, Shizuoka, JapanIwata City Hosp, Div Gastroenterol, Shizuoka, Japan
Tsuji, Atsushi
Nishino, Masafumi
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Iwata City Hosp, Div Gastroenterol, Shizuoka, JapanIwata City Hosp, Div Gastroenterol, Shizuoka, Japan
Nishino, Masafumi
Takahashi, Yurimi
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Iwata City Hosp, Div Hepatol, Shizuoka, JapanIwata City Hosp, Div Gastroenterol, Shizuoka, Japan
Takahashi, Yurimi
Yamada, Takanori
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