What is the management plan for a patient with a structured common bile duct (CBD) on magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) without evidence of gallstones on endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) or endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)?

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