Correction to: Obesity Surgery

https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-022-06246-y

The Abstract and Key Points were inadvertently excluded from the published article. These items are included below.

Abstract

Purpose

Rendezvous ERCP (RV-ERCP), with a guidewire in the cystic duct during laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC), is a treatment option for common bile duct stones (CBDS). Laparoscopy-assisted transgastric rendezvous ERCP (LAERCP) is an alternative to treat CBDS after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB). This study compares LC and concomitant LAERCP with LC and regular RV-ERCP.

Materials and Methods

Retrospective registry-based case-control study between 2007 and 2020 at a single institution. Patients were matched on sex, age, and procedure year in a 1:2 manner. Outcome measures were CBDS clearance, procedural time, hospital stay, complications, and use of antibiotics and analgesics.

Results

Fourteen patients with LAERCP and 28 controls were included. All patients had successful CBDS clearance in one treatment session. The mean time from RYGB to LAERCP was 8 years (range 0–17). RYGB patients had a longer postoperative hospital stay (median 2 vs. 1 day, p = 0.028) and needed more opioid equivalents post-operatively. They also had a higher preoperative C-reactive protein level (mean 125 vs. 63 mg/L, p = 0,024), and 93% of the RYGB patients were administered preoperative antibiotics compared to 64% in the control group. Mean procedural time tended to be longer with LAERCP, 128 min (95% CI 98–157) vs. 102 min (95% CI 87–116).

Conclusion

LC with rendezvous LAERCP is a feasible treatment option for RYGB patients with CBDS and is comparable to LC with regular RV-ERCP LAERCP. It is a safe treatment option for RYGB patients with CBDS LAERCP in RYGB patients and is comparable to regular RV-ERCP. Surgeons performing both procedures is an advantage.

Key Points

• LAERCP is a safe treatment option for RYGB patients with CBDS.

• LAERCP in RYGB patients is comparable to regular RV-ERCP in normal controls.

• Surgeons performing both procedures in operating room is an advantage.