Choledocholithiasis with a metallic clip after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
- Author:
Gil Soo SON
1
;
Chang Duck KIM
;
Sung Ock SUH
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy;
Complication;
Clip;
Choledocholithiasis
- MeSH:
Aged;
Cholangiography;
Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic*;
Choledocholithiasis*;
Common Bile Duct;
Cystic Duct;
Female;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Jaundice;
Laparoscopy
- From:Korean Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery
1997;1(2):189-192
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 69-year-old woman developed right upper quadrant pain and jaundice 4 years after laparoscopic cholecystectomy for cystic duct obstruction by stone. Two stones with a metallic clip nidus in common bile duct were diagnosed with abdominal sonography and endoscopic retrograde cholangiography. Endoscopic retrieval of the stones and a metallic clip was successfully performed. Nowadays, laparoscopic surgery has become a very common procedure, and metallic clips are used more frequently. Therefore, in order to avoid CBD stone and other complications caused by metallic clips, careful application and strict follow-up shoued be stressed during laparoscopic biliary surgery.
