title: [Calculosis of the cystic duct].
abstract: The authors report on three cases of cystic duct syndrome, a fairly uncommon complication of cholelithiasis, consisting in migration of a large gallstone from the gallbladder to the common bile duct, resulting in the formation of a common cavity between cystic, hepatic and common bile ducts. They review the pathogenesis of this entity, as well as the diagnostic modalities best suited to a precise diagnosis. They stress that surgical therapy must be chosen on a case by case basis, trying to restore a functional extrahepatic biliary tree.
authors.affiliation: II Divisione di Chirurgia Generale, Ospedale Civile Sant'Andrea, La Spezia.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Falco
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Celoria
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nardini
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stefani
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gadducci
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Di Alesio
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rollandi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Montrucchio
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D002768:Choledochostomy; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003549:Cystic Duct / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation; D005260:Female; D042882:Gallstones / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006500:Hepatic Duct, Common / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013577:Syndrome
vernacular_title: Calcolosi del confluente biliare.