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The vomiting of gallstones

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The vomiting of gallstones is extremely rare. This 65-year-old patient vomited stones on two occasions. A carcinoma of the gallbladder and a spontaneous cholecystoduodenal fistula were found at operation. No intestinal obstruction which might have predisposed to the vomiting of the stones was demonstrated.

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  1. Tucson Clinic, 116 North Tucson Blvd, Tucson, Ariz

    Preston J. Taylor MD & Henry P. Limbacher MD

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Taylor, P.J., Limbacher, H.P. The vomiting of gallstones. Digest Dis Sci 15, 73–78 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02239349

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