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Multiple faceted gallstones with an internal fissure have been examined by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. In vivo. the fissures probably contain only water vapor. The fissure may be produced by dehydration or water trapping during the stone formation process.
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Harada, S., Hisatsugu, T., Takata, J. et al. Studies on the fissure of cholesterol-pigment-calcium stone (multiple faceted stone). Experientia 38, 1321–1322 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01954927
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