title: Endoscopic management of retained cystic duct stones.
abstract: The finding of residual common bile duct stones after cholecystectomy is a relatively frequently encountered problem for which effective nonoperative therapy exists. Retained stones in a cystic duct remnant are very rare. We present a case of multiple retained stones in a long variant cystic duct remnant following cholecystectomy and common duct exploration, which was successfully managed with endoscopic sphincterotomy and balloon extraction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia.
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Beyer
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Marshall
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Metzler
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Elwing
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002404:Catheterization; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D005260:Female; D042882:Gallstones / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans