Drill Crush Technique: A Novel Lithotripsy Method for Giant Bile Duct Stone Removal in a Patient With Surgically Altered Anatomy (With Video)
With accompanying video, Koga and colleagues describe the drill crush technique, a novel endoscopic method for removing large impacted bile duct stones in patients with surgically altered anatomy. Using a screw-type drill dilator, this stepwise approach enables safe and effective lithotripsy and offers a minimally invasive alternative when conventional methods fail.
Authors
- Fumihito Hirai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5493-5675)
- Keisuke Matsumoto
- Takehiko Koga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9929-7232)
- Yusuke Ishida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9409-6733)
- Takanori Kitaguchi
- Makoto Fukuyama
- Naoaki Tsuchiya
- Yi‐Ling Ko
Institutions
- Fukuoka University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences
- Published
- 2025-10-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jhbp.70016
- Primary Topic
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00