Shifting the pediatric choledocholithiasis paradigm: Development of a surgery-first clinical practice guideline at a tertiary children’s hospital
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This article presents a novel surgery-first clinical practice guideline for managing choledocholithiasis in children, developed at a tertiary pediatric center. The paradigm shift challenges traditional ERCP-first approaches, offering an alternative treatment algorithm specifically designed for the pediatric population with biliary stones.
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- Surgery-first approach for pediatric choledocholithiasis may reduce procedural burden compared to traditional ERCP-first strategies.
- Tertiary children's hospitals can develop institution-specific guidelines to standardize management of bile duct stones in children.
- Clinical practice guidelines help shift treatment paradigms by providing evidence-based frameworks for surgical decision-making.
- Multidisciplinary collaboration between surgery, gastroenterology, and radiology is essential for optimal choledocholithiasis management.
- Early surgical intervention may improve outcomes and reduce hospital length of stay in select pediatric patients with bile duct stones.
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How to cite: GlobalCastMD. Shifting the pediatric choledocholithiasis paradigm: Development of a surgery-first clinical practice guideline at a tertiary children’s hospital. GlobalCastMD Medical Library. 2025-08-01. https://library.globalcastmd.com/article/10635
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