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Case Reports
. 1990;3(1):67-71.
doi: 10.1155/1990/53506.

Endoscopic treatment of a bile duct stone containing a surgical staple

J A Janson  1 , P B Cotton
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Endoscopic treatment of a bile duct stone containing a surgical staple

J A Janson et al. HPB Surg. 1990.

Abstract

We report a case of a pigmented gallstone which formed around a surgical staple in the bile duct. The stone was removed and retrieved endoscopically. A brief review of bile duct foreign bodies and gallstones is presented.

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