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Haslam D. Haslam’s view: Identifying specimens has never been my strong point. Jan 2018;262(1811):31

Identifying specimens has never been my strong point

23 Jan 2018Registered users

‘I bet you’ve no idea what this is,’ he said. Thrusting his hand deep into his back pocket, my 74-year-old patient pulled out a small pebble-like object and held it up. What on earth was it? I had thought the consultation had come to an end. He was proffering me a curious organic object. Could it be a gallstone? I really wasn’t sure.

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