Acta Med. 2021, 64: 125-128

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2021.21

The Difficult Path to Correct Diagnosis of Hepatolithiasis: A Case Report

Peter Mikolajčíka, Alexander Ferkoa, Michal Demeterb, Martin Vorčákc, Ľudovít Lacaa

aDepartment of Surgery and Transplant Unit, Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Medical Faculty in Martin, University Hospital Martin, Slovak Republic
bDepartment of Gastroenterology, Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Medical Faculty in Martin, University Hospital Martin, Slovak Republic
cDepartment of Radiology, Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Medical Faculty in Martin, University Hospital Martin, Slovak Republic

Received January 16, 2021
Accepted February 5, 2021

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