Case Report: Clip migration induced recurrent choledocholithiasis after laparoscopic common bile duct exploration

Bin Zhou1, Yingchao Lu2, Peng Chang2

  • 1Department of General Surgery, Suzhou TCM Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Suzhou, China.

Frontiers in Medicine
|June 19, 2026
PubMed
Summary

Surgical clip migration into the common bile duct (CBD) is a rare complication. This case highlights successful management of migrated clips causing biliary obstruction and cholangitis via reoperative laparoscopic common bile duct exploration (LCBDE).