to investigate the pathophysiological basis of courvoisier 's law , the gallbladder size and pliability were measured in chronic calculous cholecystitis with ( 7 patients ) or without ( 25 patients ) common duct obstruction , in periampullary malignancy ( 6 patients ) , and in the normal state ( 3 patients ) .
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gallbladder
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chronic