Successful removal of retained bile duct stones by endoscopic sphincterotomy.
Two cases are reported in which endoscopic sphincterotomy was successful in allowing passage of stones retained in the common bile duct after cholecystectomy, performed in one case three weeks and in the other 14 years before.
D000328:Adult; D014670:Ampulla of Vater / Q000601:surgery*; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D042882:Gallstones / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D009803:Sphincter of Oddi / Q000601:surgery*