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Intrahepatic calculi associated with cholangiocarcinoma

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A unique case of hepatolithiasis associated with cholangiocarcinoma is described. The intrahepatic calculi consisted mainly of cholesterol rather than calcium bilirubinate. A bacteriological study of the intrahepatic and gallbladder bile was negative, though bacterial infection of the bile duct has been considered a main factor responsible for formation of intrahepatic calculi.

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  1. Department of Surgery I, Kyushu University, Faculty of Medicine, 812, Fukuoka, Japan

    Kazuyoshi Nishihara MD, Akitoshi Koga, Kinjiro Sumiyoshi, Kohji Kayashima & Eriko Koso

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Nishihara, K., Koga, A., Sumiyoshi, K. et al. Intrahepatic calculi associated with cholangiocarcinoma. The Japanese Journal of Surgery 16, 367–370 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02470561

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