Asymptomatic Choledocholithiasis that Causes a Dilemma between Treatment and Observation

Masaki Kuwatani^{1

2}, Naoya Sakamoto²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Endoscopy, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.
² Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.

Editorial

Masaki Kuwatani et al. JMA J. 2021.

. 2021 Apr 15;4(2):176-177.

doi: 10.31662/jmaj.2021-0025. Epub 2021 Apr 2.

Masaki Kuwatani^{1

2}, Naoya Sakamoto²

¹ Division of Endoscopy, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.
² Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.

No abstract available

Keywords: choledocholithiasis; common bile duct stone; endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; pancreatitis.

Conflict of interest statement

None

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