Large Foreign Body as a Nidus for a Common Duct Stone in a Patient Without Spontaneous Biliary Enteric Fistula or Previous Abdominal Surgery

نویسندگان

  • Francesco Cetta
  • Francesco Lombardo
  • Stelio Rossi
چکیده

We report a case of a brown pigment gallstone, which formed around a phytobezoar in the common bile duct, in a patient without spontaneous biliary enteric fistula or previous abdominal surgery. A brief comment on the possible origin of the phytobezoar in this case and on the pattern of deposition of brown material over a pre-existent nidus is also presented.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • HPB Surgery

دوره 6  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1993