Although laparoscopic cholecystectomy has became the gold standard for the management of gallstone disease, the application of laparoscopic common bile duct exploration (LCBE) for the treatment of choledocholithiasis has been slower.The aim of this study is to determine the feasibility and effectiveness of (LCBE). Method: This study was carried out from October 2005 to March 2008 in Zagazig University Hospital on 32 patients (21 female 65.6% and 11 male 34.4%) with CBD and gallbladder stones who have undergone laparoscopic cholecystectomy and CBD exploration. Transcholedochal laparoscopic common bile duct exploration was used in all patients with placement of T-tube in 17 patients and primary closure of CBD in 11 patients after assessing the clearance of CBD by choledochoscope. Results: Mean operative time was 128 ± 31.2 minutes. The mean postoperative hospitalization was 2.2 ± SD 0.5 days, range 2-4 days in the patients with primary closure of CBD, but in the patients in whom the choledochotomy was closed over T-tube, the mean postoperative hospitalization was 5.4 ± SD 1.2 days, range 3-8 days (significant difference P
