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A1 Sohrabi A, Max MH, Hershey CD
T1 CHolate sodium infusion for retained common bile duct stones
JF Archives of Surgery
JO Archives of Surgery
YR 1979
FD October 1
VO 114
IS 10
SP 1169
OP 1172
DO 10.1001/archsurg.1979.01370340075013
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.1979.01370340075013
AB • Eight patients with stones retained in the extrahepatic biliary tract underwent cholate sodium infusion for dissolution of the stones. In six patients, the stones disappeared. However, in two of the patients, the stones did not disappear, and they were removed with the ureteral basket. Infusion of cholate sodium was well tolerated by six patients, but was accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain in two patients. In one case, mucosal deformity of the common bile duct was noticed during the infusion, but it was not apparent on a subsequent cholangiogram. As a result of our experience, we conclude that cholate sodium infusion is a safe procedure for the attempted dissolution of retained common bile duct stones.(Arch Surg 114:1169-1172, 1979)