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Giant Gallstone: A Rare Indication of Open Cholecystectomy
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Satish Dalal, Pankaj, Sandeep Bhoriwal, Ramesh Kumar, Sujata
From the Department of General Surgery, Pt. B.D.S. PGIMS, Rohtak-124001, Haryana.
Corresponding Author:
Dr. Pankaj
Email: pritisaini2013@yahoo.in
Received:
17-DEC-2013
Accepted:
08-JAN-2014
Published Online:
15-JAN-2014
DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.17659/01.2014.0005
Abstract
Gallstones are the most common biliary pathology. Gallstone disease is more common in western world than Asia with females being more commonly affected than men. Gallstones can be as small as sand or as large as a golf ball. Gallstones with a diameter of over five cm are rare. We present a case of gallstone of size 74×54 mm which weighed 72 grams.
Keywords :
Gallstones, Cholelithiasis, Cholecystitis, Cholecystectomy, Stone, Metronidazole.
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