A Thread as a Nidus of a Common Bile Duct Calculus - Findings during Endoscopic Lithotripsy

W. Ormann

doi:10.1055/s-2007-1012940

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Endoscopy 1989; 21(4): 191-192
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1012940

A Thread as a Nidus of a Common Bile Duct Calculus - Findings during Endoscopic Lithotripsy

W. Ormann

Medizinische Klinik I, Städtische Kliniken, Kassel, FRG

Dedicated to Prof. Dr. med. E. Wildhirt on the occasion of his 65th birthday

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17. März 2008 (online)

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Summary

Suture material can serve as a nidus for common bile duct calculi. We saw an unusually long thread projecting from a mixed common duct stone in a woman 30 years after cholecystectomy. The calculus was removed endoscopically after mechanical lithotripsy. The implications of this observation, in particular as a potential complication, are discussed.

Key words:

Suture material - Common bile duct - Stone formation - Endoscopy - Lithotripsy