title: [Percutaneous transhepatic gallstone extraction (author's transl)].
abstract: Gall stones 1-3 cm in size were removed in three out of four patients from the common bile duct using a Dormia basket via the percutaneous transhepatic route. This method is indicated in selected cases: inoperable patients or those with a high surgical risk, and calculous obstruction after hepatico-jejunostomy. The method is limited in stones over 1 cm by their hardness.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002758:Cholangiography; D042882:Gallstones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011677:Punctures
vernacular_title: Perkutane transhepatische Gallensteinextraktion.