Abstract
Successful removal of 2 retained common bile duct stones following cholecystostomy is described. With the use of the steerable catheter and the wire basket, one stone was crushed and the second was extracted in retrograde fashion through the cystic duct and gallbladder.
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Amberg, J.R., Chun, G. Transcystic duct treatment of common bile duct stones. Gastrointest Radiol 6, 361–362 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01890287
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01890287