Falco E, Celoria G, Nardini A, Stefani R, Gadducci G, Di Alesio L, Rollandi R, Montrucchio E
II Divisione di Chirurgia Generale, Ospedale Civile Sant'Andrea, La Spezia.
Minerva Chir. 1993 Sep 30;48(18):1041-5.
The authors report on three cases of cystic duct syndrome, a fairly uncommon complication of cholelithiasis, consisting in migration of a large gallstone from the gallbladder to the common bile duct, resulting in the formation of a common cavity between cystic, hepatic and common bile ducts. They review the pathogenesis of this entity, as well as the diagnostic modalities best suited to a precise diagnosis. They stress that surgical therapy must be chosen on a case by case basis, trying to restore a functional extrahepatic biliary tree.
