Safety and Efficacy of Self-Expelling Biliary Stents for Choledocholithiasis in Elderly Patients: A Single-Center Retrospective Study

For elderly patients, self-expelling biliary stents have shown promising therapeutic results when used during LCBDE. Elderly patients benefit from the stents' adequate biliary drainage and decompression, which promotes an early recovery following surgery. Its "no-tube" strategy may reduce TTD-related burdens. In the future, multicenter prospective randomized controlled trials will be needed to confirm its superiority.