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Endoscopy 1985; 17(6): 228-230
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1018511
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Unusual Long-term Complication after Endoscopic Sphincterotomy: Stone Formation in the Gallbladder

S. Matsumoto, H. Yoshimoto, M. Tanaka, S. Ikeda
  • Department of Surgery I, Kyushu University Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan
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17 March 2008 (online)

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Summary

Long-term complications of endoscopic sphincterotomy hitherto reported consist of recurrent common bile duct stones, cholangitis, cholecystitis and stenosis of the sphincterotomy opening. A case of unusual late complication - formation of new stones in the gallbladder - is described and consideration is given to the etiology.

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Endoscopic sphincterotomy - Long-term complications