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Acute episodes of gallstone-related diseases have traditionally been managed conservatively. In the event of gallstones obstructing the common bile duct, patients had endoscopic extraction of calculi with interval cholecystectomy after 4 weeks to 6 weeks when acute inflammatory changes have subsided. This placed the patient at risk of recurrent cholecystitis, pancreatitis, or other complications of cholelithiasis.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Surgery, The Princess Royal University Hospital, Farnborough Common, Orpington, Kent, United Kingdom. tasneemtarun@hotmail.com
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