A thread as a nidus of a common bile duct calculus--findings during endoscopic lithotripsy.
Suture material can serve as a nidus for common bile duct calculi. We saw an unusually long thread projecting from a mixed common duct stone in a woman 30 years after cholecystectomy. The calculus was removed endoscopically after mechanical lithotripsy. The implications of this observation, in particular as a potential complication, are discussed.
Medizinische Klinik I, Städtische Kliniken, Kassel, FRG.
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D000368:Aged; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D003135:Common Bile Duct; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D042882:Gallstones / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy; D013537:Sutures; D013997:Time Factors