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The persistent pioneering efforts of Rudolph Schindler with the semi-rigid gastroscope opened a new era of gastric pathology. The cannulation of the ampulla of Vater by McCune et al. in 1968 and Oi in 1970 added another technique for detailed radiologic examination of the biliary system (ERCP). The idea of a choledochoscope was suggested by Bakes, and such an instrument was developed by Melver of New York in 1941. These diagnostic procedures have been of great assistance in the diagnosis of biliary tract disease and have helped to reduce, but sadly not to eliminate one of the most unfortunate events in biliary surgery—the retained common duct stone.
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Berci, G., Greene, F.L. (2021). Endoscopy. In: No Stones Left Unturned. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76845-4_10
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