title: Endoscopic treatment of a bile duct stone containing a surgical staple.
abstract: We report a case of a pigmented gallstone which formed around a surgical staple in the bile duct. The stone was removed and retrieved endoscopically. A brief review of bile duct foreign bodies and gallstones is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Janson
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Cotton
mesh_terms: D002763:Cholecystectomy; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000601:surgery; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D042882:Gallstones / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013528:Surgical Staplers