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Publication Open Access Diagnostic yield of endoscopic ultrasonography in patients with intermediate or high likelihood of choledocholithiasis: a retrospective study from one university-based endoscopy center(2014) Varayu Prachayakul; Pitulak Aswakul; Patommatat Bhunthumkomol; Morakod Deesomsak; Mahidol University. Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital. Department of Internal MedicineBackground: Diagnosis of choledocholithiasis requires clinical manifestations and imaging examination findings suggesting a stone in the common bile duct (CBD), but these factors are not highly sensitive or specific. The choledocholithiasis... management algorithm proposed by the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) may not be appropriate for patients who fulfill the clinical criteria for a high likelihood of choledocholithiasis. Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) may replacePublication Metadata only Diagnostic yield of endoscopic ultrasonography in patients with intermediate or high likelihood of choledocholithiasis: A retrospective study from one university-based endoscopy center(2014-09-26) Varayu Prachayakul; Pitulak Aswakul; Patommatat Bhunthumkomol; Morakod Deesomsak; Mahidol University; Samitivej Hospital (Sukhumvit); Thammasat University Hospital© 2014 Prachayakul et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. Background: Diagnosis of choledocholithiasis requires clinical manifestations and imaging examination findings suggesting a stone in the common bile duct (CBD), but these factors are not highly... sensitive or specific. The choledocholithiasis management algorithm proposed by the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) may not be appropriate for patients who fulfill the clinical criteria for a high likelihood of choledocholithiasis