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RETAINED GALLSTONES: THE CHOICE OF THE METHOD OF MANAGEMENT
Author(s) -
ISELI ANTON,
MARSHALL VER
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1979.tb06432.x
Subject(s) - medicine , isotonic saline , gallstones , flushing , heparin , isotonic , isotonic solutions , saline , surgery , anesthesia , endocrinology
The management of 26 patients with retained stones in the biliary tree after surgery is described. Various methods have been used, but intermittent rapid flushing with one litre of isotonic saline solution, together with a slow infusion of heparin solution via the T tube, was the most successful. It required no specialized equipment, and is recommended as the first choice in treatment.