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[[Image:CBD stones.JPG|thumb|center|MRCP image of two stones in the distal [[common bile duct]]]] | |||
[[Image:ERCP DACP stones.jpg|center|thumb|Fluoroscopic image of multiple [[common bile duct]] [[choledocholithiasis|stones]] seen at the time of [[endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography|ERCP]] and duodenoscope assisted cholangiopancreatography (DACP). The stone was impacted in the distal common bile duct and was crushed with intracorporeal [[lithotripsy]].]] | |||
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Revision as of 20:56, 27 January 2012
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
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Overview
Choledocholithiasis is the presence of gallstones in the common bile duct. This condition causes jaundice and liver cell damage, and is a medical emergency, requiring the endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) procedure or surgical treatment.
A tendency for this disease can be inherited.
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