• Chi-Young Jeong, Jung Woo Choi, Jae-Ri Kim, Jae Yool Jang, and Jin-Kyu Cho.
• Department of Surgery, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Jinju, Republic of Korea.
• Medicine (Baltimore). 2022 Sep 2; 101 (35): e30312e30312.

IntroductionTherapeutic laparoscopic-assisted transgastric endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (LA-ERCP) is a safe and effective technique for patient who are unable to receive endoscopic or percutaneous transhepatic treatment. This procedure shows a high overall success rate in managing pancreaticobiliary complications, comparable to that of ERCP.Patient ConcernsA 51-year-old man had abdominal pain for 2 days. The patient showed acute calculous cholecystitis and acute cholangitis with distal common bile duct (CBD) stones. We performed laparoscopic cholecystectomy and removed the distal CBD stones through CBD exploration.On the fourth day after the surgery, bile leakage was observed through the surgical drain.DiagnosisThe patient was diagnosed with postoperative bile leakage based on clinical findings.InterventionsThe patient could not receive ERCP or percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage because he had severe trismus and limb stiffness after suffering from poliomyelitis. So, we performed LA-ERCP, sphincterotomy, and biliary stent insertion. The fully covered self-expanding metal stent was implanted within the percutaneous gastrostomy site around, and 4 weeks later, the stent was removed during re-ERCP.OutcomesThe patient was discharged without any complications. There were no long-term complications noted during the 12-month follow-up.Conclusion/LessonsStaged LA-ERCP represents a practical strategy for managing bile leakage and offers a novel solution for patients for whom transoral and transhepatic approaches are unsuitable. As a result, clinicians must know techniques for gaining access to the biliary system, such as LA-ERCP.Copyright © 2022 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

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