Journal of Hepatology and Gastrointestinal disorders
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Department of General Surgery Service, General Hospital Ibarra, Social Security, Ecuador

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  Mirizzi Syndrome Type III-IV; Laparoscopic Resolution without Bilioen- teric Shunt
  Author(s): Rene M Gordillo* and Daniela A. Gordillo
  
  Mirizzi Syndrome, a benign extrinsic compression of the common hepatic duct by a stone impacted in the cystic duct or the neck of the gallbladder, is a rare pathology. The surgical management of Mirizzi Syndrome type III and IV has been based on a bilioenteric derivation. In recent years most of the surgical procedures have been replicated laparoscopically and although in this syndrome its use is still considered controversial, we propose its treatment by laparoscopy without performing a biliodigestive bypass... View More»
  

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