A multimodal therapeutic concept of choledocholithiasis with endoscopic and surgical procedures is presented. Between January 1986 and December 1990 106 patients with choledocholithiasis were operated. These patients are retrospectively analyzed. The success rate is 95.3%, the morbidity 18.7% and the mortality 0. These results are compared with the published data of the surgical or endoscopic therapy of the choledocholithiasis.
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