[Irrigation treatment of concrements in the common bile duct with octanoate (Capmul 8210) (author's transl)].

An irrigation treatment using the octanoate mixture Capmul 8210 of a maximum duration of 10 days was performed in 11 patients with concrements in the common bile duct using either a T-drain (n = 6) or a permanent naso-biliary tube (n = 5). In 6 out of the 11 cases total or partial dissolution led to voiding of concrements without further operative or invasive procedures. The treatment was tolerated in all but two cases. There was no evidence of systemic toxic side effects. Local inflammatory mucous membrane damage due to the instillation was observed in two cases.