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Surgical clips as a nidus for stone formation in the common bile duct
A Mansoa1, A Martins, M Brito E Melo
1Department of Surgery, Centro Hospitalar das Caldas da Rainha, 2500 Caldas da Rainha, Portugal.
Surgical Endoscopy
|April 4, 2001
Abstract:
We report the case of a 40-year-old woman who presented with symptomatic gallbladder stones. A laparoscopic cholecystectomy was performed using metallic clips. Three years later, she underwent a endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for interscapular and right upper quadrant pain, jaundice, and fever. This examination revealed a stone and clips in the common bile duct (CBD). A sphinteroctomy was undertaken, but the stone could not be extracted despite multiple attempts. Ultimately, a Kocher incision was required to achieve choledocotomy and extraction of the stone and the clips.