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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/605| Title: | Choledocholithiasis : whither surgery? |
| Authors: | LaFerla, Godfrey |
| Keywords: | Gallstones Gallstones -- Treatment Bile ducts -- Surgery |
| Issue Date: | 1991 |
| Publisher: | Maltese Medical Journal |
| Citation: | Maltese Medical Journal. 1991, Vol. 3(1), p. 16-19 |
| Abstract: | Choledocholithiasis is a common condition. It has been estimated that as many as 24% of patients with cholelithiasis have stones in the common bile duct. Until the last decade, the ’gold standard’ for treatment has been surgery. Because of the reported high incidence of morbidity and mortality associated with surgical exploration of the bile duct clinicians have turned their attention to other modalities of treatment. These recent advances for the management of choledocholithiasis are reviewed. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/605 |
| Appears in Collections: | MMJ, Volume 3, Issue 1 MMJ, Volume 3, Issue 1 Scholarly Works - FacM&SSur |
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