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Methods: Patients aged \u226520 years, who underwent endoscopic treatment with peroral cholangioscopy for intrahepatic or common bile duct stones at Tottori University Hospital from January 2016 to December 2022, were retrospectively evaluated to determine the efficacy and safety of the treatment. Results: Overall, 70 patients were included in this study: 22 in the intrahepatic stone group and 48 in the common bile duct stone group. Stones were smaller (8 vs. 17.5 mm, p &lt; 0.001) and more numerous (p = 0.016) in the intrahepatic stone group than in the common bile duct stone group. Although the common bile duct stone group exhibited a higher rate of complete stone clearance in the first session, no significant differences were observed in the final results. The intrahepatic stone group had a higher incidence of cholangitis (36% vs. 8%, p = 0.007); however, all cases were mild. Conclusions: Endoscopic treatment with peroral cholangioscopy for intrahepatic stones may be associated with a higher incidence of cholangitis than that for common bile duct stones. 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