Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Manuscript ID	81268
Country	Greece

Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Minireviews
Article Title	Current management of concomitant cholelithiasis and common bile duct stones
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Efstathios T Pavlidis and Theodoros E Pavlidis
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Theodoros E Pavlidis, Doctor, PhD, Full Professor, Surgeon, 2nd Propedeutic Department of Surgery, Hippocration Hospital, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Konstantinoupoleos 49, Thessaloniki 54642, Greece. pavlidth@auth.gr
Key Words	Biliary diseases; Cholelithiasis; Choledocholithiasis; Gallstones; Endoscopic management; Laparoscopic management
Core Tip	One- or two-stage management of concurrent cholelithiasis and choledocholithiasis is safe and acceptable and does not show significant differences. Current diagnostic tools and interventional techniques can offer the optimal outcome, especially in difficult cases or recurrent stones. The relevant training and gained expertise play an essential role in performing the kind of available and acceptable method of minimally invasive treatment.
Citation	Pavlidis ET, Pavlidis TE. Current management of concomitant cholelithiasis and common bile duct stones. World J Gastrointest Surg 2023; 15(2): 169-176

Received	2022-11-04 04:36
Peer-Review Started	2022-11-04 04:38
To Make the First Decision
Return for Revision	2022-11-27 06:17
Revised	2022-11-27 14:10
Second Decision	2023-01-16 03:46
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2023-01-17 05:45
Articles in Press	2023-01-17 05:45
Publication Fee Transferred
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2023-01-22 20:39
Typeset the Manuscript	2023-02-17 15:54

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