Endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST) using Endocut for common bile duct stones

The effect of EST using Endocut (automatic coagulation and cut system mode) was evaluated in total 38 patients with common bile duct stones. In patien ts who received Endocut EST, there was no bleeding from papilla vater, and all common bile duct stones were completely removed by first EST using Endo cut. We confirm that EST using Endocut was useful for the extraction of com mon bile duct stones, because it was easy and safe technique to prevent ble eding and perforation in EST.