Endoscopy, Table of Contents Endoscopy 2001; 33(10): 907DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-17336 Images in Focus © Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New YorkGiant Stone in the Common Bile DuctA. Okano, H. Takakuwa, A. Nishio Dept. of Gastroenterology, Tenri Hospital, Nara, Japan Recommend Article Abstract Full Text PDF Download(opens in new window) Figure 1The endoscopic retrograde cholangiogram demonstrated an oval filling defect, 8 x 5 cm in size, in the dilated common bile duct, as well as the dilated cystic duct. The intrahepatic bile ducts and gallbladder were not visualized. Figure 2Computed tomography of the abdomen showed a giant, stratified calculus in the common bile duct, as well as the dilated intrahepatic bile duct was measured at 5x5 cm. The stone was removed by laparotomy. Figures Figure 1The endoscopic retrograde cholangiogram demonstrated an oval filling defect, 8 x 5 cm in size, in the dilated common bile duct, as well as the dilated cystic duct. The intrahepatic bile ducts and gallbladder were not visualized. Figure 2Computed tomography of the abdomen showed a giant, stratified calculus in the common bile duct, as well as the dilated intrahepatic bile duct was measured at 5x5 cm. The stone was removed by laparotomy.
