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Patient with a cholecystitis and a stone in the cystic duct that was not removed during a difficult cholecystectomy and finally passed to the common bile duct a few months later

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Clinical information

Obese patient with pain in the right upper abdomen

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Patient with a cholecystitis and a stone in the cystic duct that was not removed during a difficult cholecystectomy and finally passed to the common bile duct a few months later

Stone in the cystic duct

Normal common bile duct

After operation the distal cystic duct containing the stone remained. No dilatated bile ducts were found.

Distal cystic duct containing the stone

Normal common bile duct

A few months later the patient developed jaundice because the stone had migrated to the common bile duct and caused biliary obstruction

Dilatated bile duct

Stone in the dilatated common bile duct

Details

Sex: Female
Age: 48
Body part: Gallbladder

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Author

Dr. Taco Geertsma

Retired Radiologist, Gelderse Vallei Hospital

Dr. Taco Geertsma is the founder of UltrasoundCases.info and a retired radiologist and has worked in the Gelderse Vallei hospital from January 1, 1983. till July 1, 2014. He was the head of the ultrasound department for many years.

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