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Recording a large number of gall stones from a cholecystectomy specimen, in Kurdistan region-Iraq / a case report study

Saman Taher Barzinjy
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Koya University, Koya, Erbil, Iraq
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Abstract

Cholelithiasis is one of the most common diseases in the Western world and is increasing in the incidence in the Eastern world too. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is gold standard treatment for cholelithiasis. Some surgeons may even thinking that a very large gallstone is an indication for a classical open cholecystectomy.

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How to Cite
Taher Barzinjy, S. (2025). Recording a large number of gall stones from a cholecystectomy specimen, in Kurdistan region-Iraq / a case report study. Zanco Journal of Medical Sciences (Zanco J Med Sci), 391–395. https://doi.org/10.15218/zjms.2025.041

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