title: Large gallstones may pass spontaneously.
abstract: We report two cases in which gallstones greater than 1 cm in diameter passed spontaneously from the common bile duct into the duodenum. The possibility of spontaneous passage should be borne in mind in the management of patients with common duct stones.
mesh_terms: D003135:Common Bile Duct / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D042882:Gallstones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous