Giant asymptomatic borderline ovarian tumor in a patient suffering from choledocholithiasis and cholangitis
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Choledocholithiasis, ascending cholangitis, and gallstone pancreatitis.
Gallstone disease is encountered commonly in clinical practice. The diagnosis of biliary stones has become less problematic with current, less-invasive imaging methods. The relatively invasive endoscopic techniques should be reserved for therapy and not used for diagnosis. Acute cholangitis and gallstone pancreatitis are two major complications that require prompt recognition and timely interve...
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta chirurgica Iugoslavica
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0354-950X,2406-0887
DOI: 10.2298/aci1201111s