Archive · 20 Aug 2026
KIMS Nellore Removes Over 350 Bile Duct Stones
Doctors at KIMS Hospital in Nellore treated a patient with more than 350 stones in a bile duct.
They used a procedure called ERCP to remove the stones.
The procedure was completed in one session.
It used an endoscope instead of surgery.
Dr Rajendra Prasad led the treatment.
Bile duct stones can cause serious health problems if they stay there for a long time.
These problems can include yellowing of the skin, infection, and inflammation of the pancreas.
The hospital said it provides advanced treatment at an affordable cost.
Doctors at KIMS Hospital, Nellore, removed more than 350 common bile duct stones.
The stones were removed during a single ERCP session.
Consultant Interventional Gastroenterologist Dr Rajendra Prasad led the procedure.
The treatment used endoscopic techniques and was completed at a minimal cost.
Untreated bile duct stones can cause jaundice, cholangitis, and pancreatitis.
- Who
- Consultant Interventional Gastroenterologist Dr Rajendra Prasad and the KIMS Hospital, Nellore team; the patient was not identified.
- What
- More than 350 common bile duct stones were removed during a single ERCP session.
- Where
- KIMS Hospital in Nellore.
- Why
- To remove the stones and help prevent complications such as jaundice, bile duct infection, and pancreatitis.
- Stones removed
- More than 350 common bile duct stones
- Procedure
- Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Sessions
- One
- Hospital
- KIMS Hospital, Nellore
- Lead doctor
- Dr Rajendra Prasad, Consultant Interventional Gastroenterologist
- Treatment approach
- Endoscopic removal without surgery in many cases
- Potential complications
- Jaundice, cholangitis, and pancreatitis