title: Giant staghorn common bile duct calculus.
abstract: Background - Stones in common bile duct are defined as 'large' if they are more than 15 mm in size. There are very few reports which describe a giant stone measuring 5 cm or more and exceptionally a staghorn calculus in the common bile duct. Purpose - The purpose is to report a new rare case of giant staghorn gallstone and discuss the diagnostic approach and therapeutic possibilities. Case report - We report a case of a giant staghorn common bile duct calculus in a 65-year-old patient. Its removal required 2 operations and an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography with endoscopic sphincterotomy. Conclusion - Lithiasis of the common bile duct is considered to be a benign, but may sometimes be complicated and time-consuming. Staghorn calculi are very rare in the biliary tract. We found only two published reports of staghorn common bile duct calculi.
authors.forename: Mohamed Salah
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Jarrar
authors.forename: Mohamed Habib
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Ben Hadj Khalifa
authors.forename: Rafik
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ghrissi
authors.forename: Imed
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ben Mansour
authors.forename: Fehmi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hamila
authors.forename: Amine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Elghali
authors.forename: Rached
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Letaief
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D003135:Common Bile Duct; D042882:Gallstones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D016717:Sphincterotomy, Endoscopic; D000069856:Staghorn Calculi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome