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Management of suspected stones in the common bile duct

2012; Canadian Medical Association; Volume: 184; Issue: 8 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1503/cmaj.110896

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Majid A. Almadi, Jeffrey Barkun, Alan Barkun,

Biliary and Gastrointestinal Fistulas

Gallstone disease is responsible for about 1.8 million ambulatory care visits and more than 700 000 cholecystectomies yearly in the United States.[1][1],[2][2] In Canada, the adjusted annual rate of elective cholecystectomy was 260.8 per 100 000 population during the period 1992–2000.[3][3]