Laparoscopic pancreatic duct exploration, electrohydraulic shock wave lithotripsy combined with internal drainage for pancreatic duct stones: A case report

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Keywords

Chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic stones, laparoscopic.

Abstract

Till now, there has been no reports of laparoscopic pancreatic duct exploration, used electrohydraulic lithotripsy for pancreatic duct stones, and then placed pancreaticoduodenal internal drainage without creating pancreaticojejunal anastomosis in the literature. A 56-year-old female patient, with subxiphoid pain for many years, hospitalized on January 2, 2023, Computed tomography of the upper abdomen revealed an atrophic pancreas with a dilated pancreatic duct (18mm). The patient underwent laparoscopic pancreatic duct exploration, used electrohydraulic lithotripsy for pancreatic duct stones, and then placed pancreaticoduodenal internal drainage. There were no intraoperative and postoperative complications that occurred. The operative time was 185 minutes. Blood loss was around 50mL. The patient was discharged on January 5, 2023, and the ubxiphoid pain symptoms ultimately decreased in the follow-up visit after one month. Laparoscopic pancreatic duct exploration electrohydraulic shock wave lithotripsy combined with internal drainage is applicable in carefully selected patients and can be effectively and safely used the treatment of pancreatic stones with the dilated pancreatic duct.

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