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Ultrasound image of the gallbladder remnant during ECSWL. The gallstone is visible in the centre of the image.
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The stone was located by ultrasound (Fig. 2).
Coronal MRI taken before surgery. Multiple gallstones are visible in the gallbladder.
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Magnetic resonance cholangio-pancreatography (MRCP) confirmed the presence of multiple calculi inside a contracted gallbladder, whereas the ductal system appeared normal (Fig. 3).
Coronal MRI taken after surgery. A gallstone is visible in the gallbladder remnant.
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Magnetic resonance cholangio-pancreatography revealed a single residual stone within the gallbladder remnant, but none in the common bile duct (Fig. 4).
Coronal MRI taken after ECSWL. The gallstone remains visible in the gallbladder remnant.
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However, a follow-up MRCP five months later showed similar appearances to the previous scan, with a 9 mm calculus persisting within the gallbladder remnant (Fig. 5).