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Spontaneous Disappearance Of Gallstones

Linsman & Corday, 1959Other/Unknown

Journal of the American Medical Association 171(8): Oct 24 1959; 120-122

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Abstract

A case report presents in which sizable multiple gallstones disappeared during a four-year interval without any history of biliary colic, jaundice, or other episode that would suggest the formation of a fistula between the gallbladder and some other part of the intestinal tract.

Case Details

Clinical Characteristics

Sizable multiple gallstones

Remission Characteristics

Disappeared during a four-year interval

Treatment & Mechanisms

Proposed Remission Mechanisms

Not discussed

Additional Notes

No history of biliary colic, jaundice, or other episode that would suggest the formation of a fistula between the gallbladder and some other part of the intestinal tract.