| Cholesterol stone |
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This patient has a history of
cholecystectomy 14 years ago, no torminal
complaints thereafter. The patient had
been admitted for cholestatic symptoms.
12 crystal- like cholesterol stones 10 to
15 mm in diameter were extracted from
the duct.
Cholesterol stones originate in most
cases from the gall bladder, a formation
in the bile duct after cholecystectomy
is rarely observed.
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The stone´s size is about. 6mm.
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This
picture also shows a cholesterol
stone, this time in a roand configuration.
Thus it probably originates from the gall
bladder. After a colic attack 4 such stones
are extracted from the common bile duct.
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