Abstract
Communicating cavernous ectasia of the intrahepatic bile ducts (Caroli's disease) is frequently accompanied by calculus formation. Percutaneous choledocholithotomy was successfully performed using a choledochoscope in a young adult with multiple calculi. To our knowledge this is the first reported case of choledocholithotomy using this technique in Caroli's disease.
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King, J., Orrison, W.W., Davis, M. et al. Percutaneous choledochoscopic choledocholithotomy in Caroli's disease. Gastrointest Radiol 15, 137–138 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01888757
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