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If done through the mouth/throat, it's called endoscopy.
Choledocholithotomy is surgical incision into the common bile duct to remove a stone.
choledocholithotomy(koh-led-oh-koh-lih-THOT-oh-mee) is an incision into the common bile duct for the removal of gallstones

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