Overview
Investigators will perform randomized trial of the removal ability with Vortic Catch V basket catheter versus ordinary basket catheter for bile duct stones (≧ 10 mm).
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- patients with suspected of having, or known to have, common bile duct stones (≧ 10 mm)
- endoscopic papillary balloon dilation (EPLBD) was performed.
Exclusion Criteria:
- septic shock
- coagulopathy (international normalized ratio 1.3, partial thromboplastin time greater than twice that of control),
- \<platelet count 50,000 / L
- suspected or confirmed malignancy


