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Review
. 1996 Oct 7;165(7):373-4.
doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1996.tb125021.x.

Cholelithoptysis: a rare complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy

A B Breslin  1 , V Wadhwa
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Cholelithoptysis: a rare complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy

A B Breslin et al. Med J Aust. .

Abstract

Two months after laparoscopic cholecystectomy, a 54-year-old man presented for medical care with cholelithoptysis (the coughing up of gallstones). This rare complication was managed without a further operation. Possible mechanisms and preventive measures are discussed.

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