title: Retained gallstones: the choice of the method of management.
abstract: The management of 26 patients with retained stones in the biliary tree after surgery is described. Various methods have been used, but intermittent rapid flushing with one litre of isotonic saline solution, together with a slow infusion of heparin solution via the T tube, was the most successful. It required no specialized equipment, and is recommended as the first choice in treatment.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001647:Bile Acids and Salts / Q000627:therapeutic use; D042882:Gallstones / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007552:Isotonic Solutions; D008297:Male; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation
chemical_list: D001647:Bile Acids and Salts; D007552:Isotonic Solutions; D006493:Heparin