Transcystic and choledochotomy approaches of laparoscopic bile duct exploration show distinct outcomes against ERCP + laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Zeeshan Ahmed, Colette Thompson-Reil, Preethy D’Souza, Rovan D’Souza, N Ravishankar, Samir Sahay, Brian R Davidson

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DOI: 10.1007/s13304-026-02694-8
Published: 2026-07-22
Container: Updates in Surgery
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.1007/s13304-026-02694-8,
  title = {Transcystic and choledochotomy approaches of laparoscopic bile duct exploration show distinct outcomes against ERCP + laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials},
  author = {Zeeshan Ahmed and Colette Thompson-Reil and Preethy D’Souza and Rovan D’Souza and N Ravishankar and Samir Sahay and Brian R Davidson},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Updates in Surgery},
  doi = {10.1007/s13304-026-02694-8},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s13304-026-02694-8}
}

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AU  - Preethy D’Souza
AU  - Rovan D’Souza
AU  - N Ravishankar
AU  - Samir Sahay
AU  - Brian R Davidson
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JO  - Updates in Surgery
DO  - 10.1007/s13304-026-02694-8
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Ahmed, Z., Thompson-Reil, C., D’Souza, P., D’Souza, R., Ravishankar, N., Sahay, S., & Davidson, B. R. (2026). Transcystic and choledochotomy approaches of laparoscopic bile duct exploration show distinct outcomes against ERCP + laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Updates in Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13304-026-02694-8

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