Endolaparoscopic treatment of cholecysto-choledochal lithiasis. Personal experience.

Aim Of The Study: To demonstrate how, on the basis of the personal experience, the rendezvous technique, in the management of cholelithiasis associated with choledocolithiasis , whenever there is the indication, is better than the sequential treatment.

Methods: From January 2008 to May 2011, 48 patients with cholelithiasis and choledocolithiasis combined were treated with endolaparoscopic technique. Of these patients, 23 were treated with the sequential treatment and 25 with the rendezvous method.