A case of choledocholithiasis with an endoclip nidus, 6 months after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
A 69-year-old man developed obstructive jaundice 6 months after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiography suggested a common bile duct (CD) stone. A second operation was performed, and this revealed a CBD stone with an endoclip as a nidus. Since laparoscopic surgery has become a very common procedure, endoclips are used more frequently. Therefore, careful surveillance and strict follow-up are stressed to avoid CBD stone and various other complications caused by endoclips.
Shibata
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Department of Surgery, Yoshijima Hospital, 3-2-33 Yoshijima-higashi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima 730, Japan.
Okumichi
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T
Kimura
A
A
Nishimura
Y
Y
Ikeda
S
S
Yahata
H
H
Dohi
K
K
D000368:Aged; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications; D042882:Gallstones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012086:Reoperation; D013525:Surgical Instruments / Q000009:adverse effects*