This is a retrospective study, including approximately 600 patients with acute cholangitis accompanied with choledocholithiasis, who treated with single-session or two-session endoscopic stone extraction at Beijing friendship hospital. The investigators assessed the outcomes of single-stage and two-stage endoscopic stone extraction.
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Success rate of complete stone removal
Timeframe: during the operation
ERCP-related complication rate
Timeframe: from the operation to 1 month after the operation