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Endoscopy 1985; 17(4): 159-160
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1018488
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Endoscopic Gallstone Extraction Following Hydrostatic Balloon Dilatation of Stricture in the Common Bile Duct

R. Stave, M. Osnes
  • Department of Internal Medicine, Section for Gastroenterology, Ullevål Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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17 March 2008 (online)

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Summary

A patient with long-standing biliary complaints and a previous cholecystojejunostomy, reputed to be suffering from primary biliary cirrhosis was, on endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC), found to have several large gallstones proximal to a stenosis in the common bile duct.

After endoscopic papillotomy (EPT), and endoscopic hydrostatic dilatation of the stricture, the gallstones were successfully removed by means of an endoscopic stone extractor.

After 15 months the patient remains well, with no complaints, and with completely normal liver function tests.

Key words:

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiography - Gallstone extraction - Hydrostatic balloon dilatation of stricture