title: [Percutaneous extraction of pigment lithiasis of the choledochus in an infant].
abstract: The authors present the first report of a pigment gallstone of the common bile duct in a 2 month-old infant treated in a non-surgical manner. The gallstone extraction was percutaneous, by a small catheter introduced in the biliary tract under ultrasound control. The clinical and ultrasonographic follow-up (19 months) confirmed complete recovery. This new therapeutic modality might avoid surgery for primary common bile duct cholelithiasis.
mesh_terms: D001659:Biliary Tract; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D042882:Gallstones / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010860:Pigments, Biological; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D010860:Pigments, Biological
vernacular_title: Extraction percutanée d'une lithiase pigmentaire du cholédoque chez un nourrisson.