EUS for suspected choledocholithiasis: do benefits outweigh costs?
The results of this study confirm that EUS is highly reliable for the diagnosis of choledocholithiasis. Its use offers considerable clinical and economic advantages by preventing inappropriate and more invasive evaluation of the bile duct.
It should, therefore, be noted that a low wavelength of 636 nm at various fluences induces biostimulation, which may have detrimental effects when using LILI as a form of regeneration.