Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration in cases of common bile duct stones: Can LCBDE replace ERCP as first line treatment

We congratulate the authors for their publication “Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration by acute care surgeons saves time and money compared to ERCP” 1 Morton A. Cralley A. Brooke-Sanchez M. Pieracci F.M. Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration by acute care surgeons saves time and money compared to ERCP. Am J Surg. 2022 Jul; 224: 116-119 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (4) Google Scholar in “The American Journal of Surgery”. We read this article with great interest & some intriguing points came out of it which we would like to share with the authors. We hope that it would also interest the readers.