Cholangitis caused by surgical clip migration into the common bile duct: a rare complication of a daily practice
Daniel B. Sheffer, O. Gal, Baruch Ovadia, Yael Kopelman
Abstract
A 54-year-old female patient complained of right upper quadrant abdominal pain 11 years following a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. A CT scan demonstrated a collection in the surgical bed and a surgical clip in the proximal bile duct. Cholangitis developed a few days later. Another CT showed that the surgical clip migrated to the distal common bile duct. The clip was removed by endoscopic retrograde cholangiography and the cholangitis was resolved.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineCholecystectomyComplicationAbdominal painCommon bile ductCholangiographySurgeryLaparoscopic cholecystectomyBile ductCommon bile duct stoneQuadrant (abdomen)LaparoscopyRadiologyGeneral surgeryGallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersPediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and TreatmentsBiliary and Gastrointestinal Fistulas