Endoscopic gallbladder catheterisation and extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy in the management of Mirizzi's syndrome.
A novel approach to the management of Mirizzi's syndrome due to a mucocele of the gallbladder is reported. Endoscopic retrograde catheterisation of the gallbladder permitted decompression, and was followed by extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy of gallbladder calculi in an 80-year-old man considered unfit for operation.
Martin
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Department of Radiology, University Hospital of South Manchester, Withington.
Tweedle
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Rao
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000628:therapy*; D004724:Endoscopy; D042882:Gallstones / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy; D008297:Male