Advances in biliary stone management: Latest-generation extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy vs laser lithotripsy for difficult bile duct stones

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Retrospective Cohort Study

World J Hepatol. Feb 27, 2026; 18(2): 113464
Published online Feb 27, 2026. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v18.i2.113464

Table 1 Comparison of baseline characteristics of patients among the two groups

	ESWL group (n = 387)	LL group (n = 71)	P value
Mean age, years	53.8 ± 15.7	55.0 ± 15.4	0.49
Males/females, %	58.7/41.3	64.8/35.2	0.20
Number of CBD stones: 1/2/multiple, %	46.8/3.4/49.8	50.7/5.6/43.6	0.30
Mirrizzi syndrome	35 (9.0)	7 (9.9)	0.40

Data are presented as mean ± SD or n (%). ESWL: Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy; CBD: Common bile duct; LL: Laser lithotripsy.

Citation: Singla N, Venkata KA, Inavolu P, Memon SF, Koduri KK, Singh AP, Katamareddy T, Darisetty S, Koppoju V, Jagtap N, Kalpala R, Lakhtakia S, Ramchandani M, Tandan M, Reddy DN. Advances in biliary stone management: Latest-generation extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy vs laser lithotripsy for difficult bile duct stones. World J Hepatol 2026; 18(2): 113464
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v18.i2.113464

Singla N, Venkata KA, Inavolu P, Memon SF, Koduri KK, Singh AP, Katamareddy T, Darisetty S, Koppoju V, Jagtap N, Kalpala R, Lakhtakia S, Ramchandani M, Tandan M, Reddy DN. Advances in biliary stone management: Latest-generation extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy vs laser lithotripsy for difficult bile duct stones. World J Hepatol 2026; 18(2): 113464 [PMID: 41809482 DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v18.i2.113464]

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