title: Entrapment of a dormia basket in the cystic duct: case report.
abstract: Nowadays endoscopic treatment of common bile duct stones is considered the treatment of choice for all common bile duct stones. Although this procedure is related to a good success rate, in rare cases serious complications can happen, especially if you use a Dormia basket. Here we describe the clinical case of a patient affected by hepatolithiasis, cholelithiasis, and common bile duct lithiasis with entrapment of a Dormia basket in the cystic duct. It was necessary to perform a surgical choledochotomy to deal with this rare complication.
authors.affiliation: Azienda Ospedaliera Ospedale di Circolo di Busto Arsizio, Presidio Ospedaliero di Saronno, U.O. Chirurgia Generale e Toracica, Piazzale Borella, 21047 Saronno, Italy.
authors.forename: Dario
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pariani
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zetti
authors.forename: Ferdinando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cortese