title: [The non-surgical treatment of postoperatively retained hepato-choledochal calculi].
abstract: Postoperatively retained stones in the extrahepatic bile ducts can be chemically dissolved or removed mechanically. One method of chemically dissolving stones is sodium cholate perfusion through the T-tube. In the light of one personal case of successful treatment with sodium cholate, this relatively little-used method is described and recommended as a useful alternative to reoperation. Before reoperation for residual cholesterol gallstones in the extrahepatic bile ducts, dissolving of stones with sodium cholate should at least be attempted.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery; D002793:Cholic Acids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010477:Perfusion; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012964:Sodium / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D002793:Cholic Acids; D012964:Sodium
vernacular_title: Zur nicht-chirurgischen Behandlung postoperativ retinierter Hepato-Choledochussteine