Abstract
Considerable difficulty may be encountered when attempting, via a T-tube tract, to retrieve retained biliary stones situated in the intrahepatic ducts. This case illustrates a double balloon technique which was successfully used to dislodge a stone impacted at an intrahepatic ductal bifurcation.
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Redmond, P.L., Kumpe, D.A. Technical note: Two balloon technique for disimpaction of intrahepatic biliary stones. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 12, 45–46 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02577127
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