Fig. 1.

Percutaneous transhepatic release of impacted lithotriptor basket and its fractured traction wire in 66-year-old male with common bile duct stone.

A. Fluoroscopy of abdomen shows impacted Dormia basket (black arrow) and its fractured traction wire (white arrow) in distal common bile duct. B. Fluoroscopy shows Amplatz goose-neck snare caught proximal portion of impacted Dormia basket. C. Fluoroscopy shows impacted Dormia basket that was pulled into proximal portion of bile duct by Amplatz goose-neck snare. D. Impacted Dormia basket and fractured traction wire were removed from mouth. Pig tail catheter was kept in place for biliary drainage (arrow). Large biliary stone is seen in distal common bile duct (curved arrow).