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Gall stone removal via a postoperative cholecystotomy catheter tract

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A surgical cholecystotomy catheter tract was used to remove multiple residual gallbladder calculi postoperatively. The extractions were carried out employing the Burhenne technique. The approach described offers an attractive alternative to surgery in poor-risk patients.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

    Joseph P. LiPuma M.D., John R. Haaga & B. S. S. Haranath

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LiPuma, J.P., Haaga, J.R. & Haranath, B.S.S. Gall stone removal via a postoperative cholecystotomy catheter tract. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 5, 85–86 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02552084

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