Included in this prospective study cohort were all patients with CBDS and gallbladder stones treated ... In the majority of LTSE patients, the cystic duct was narrow and needed to be dilated.

Gallstones can present as an obstructive disease or as cholecystitis, which is an inflammation of the gallbladder secondary to gallstone obstruction of the cystic duct. The gallbladder functions ...