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Complete transection of the common bile duct is an unusual complication of elective cholecystectomy. We present a case in which the diagnosis of this rare complication was made postoperatively by endoscopic retrograde cholangiography.
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Neeman, A., Koren, A., Reiss, R. et al. Complete transection of the common bile duct diagnosed by endoscopic retrograde cholangiography. Gastrointest Radiol 13, 167–168 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01889049
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