Giant staghorn common bile duct calculus
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Abstract
Summary
Introduction. Stones in common bile duct are defined as ‘large’ if they are more than 15 mm in size. There are very few reports which describe a giant stone measuring 5 cm or more and exceptionally a staghorn calculus in the common bile duct.
Purpose. The purpose is to report a new rare case of giant staghorn gallstone and discuss the diagnostic approach and therapeutic possibilities.
Case report. We report a case of a giant staghorn common bile duct calculus in a 65-year-old patient. Its removal required 2 operations and an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography with endoscopic sphincterotomy.
Conclusion. Lithiasis of the common bile duct is considered to be a benign, but may sometimes be complicated and time-consuming. Staghorn calculi are very rare in the biliary tract. We found only two published reports of staghorn common bile duct calculi.
Keywords:
Giant staghorn calculus; Common bile duct; CT-Scan; ERCP; Surgery.##plugins.themes.academic_pro.article.details##
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