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(medicine) The removal of the gallstone from the bile duct in a case of choledocholithiasis..
Two months later, he opened the duct of another patient and took out gallstones – the first choledocholithotomy.
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Choledocholithotomy means (medicine) The removal of the gallstone from the bile duct in a case of choledocholithiasis..
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Two months later, he opened the duct of another patient and took out gallstones – the first choledocholithotomy.
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