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Non-radiation endoscopic removal of common bile duct stone assisted with abdominal ultrasonography in a pregnant patient

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A common bile duct stone was detected in a pregnant patient who was in her second trimester. Avoiding the use of fluoroscopy, abdominal ultrasonography-assisted endoscopic removal of the stone was successful.

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All procedures were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional review board of the Chinese PLA General Hospital and with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975, as revised in 2008. Informed consent was obtained from the patient undergoing the treatment.

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  1. Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China

    Qiyang Huang, Xiangdong Wang, Jiangyun Meng & Yunsheng Yang

  2. Department of Ultrasonography, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China

    Yukun Luo

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Huang, Q., Luo, Y., Wang, X. et al. Non-radiation endoscopic removal of common bile duct stone assisted with abdominal ultrasonography in a pregnant patient. J Med Ultrasonics 41, 381–384 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10396-014-0529-9

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