title: Inflammatory polyps in common bile duct caused by T-tube.
abstract: We describe two patients who formed inflammatory polyps at the side holes of T-tubes. It seems advisable to remove T-tubes as soon as it is appropriate. New designs and materials may also help avert these lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Koto Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Hisashi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Iwase
authors.forename: Michiharu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sugitani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002758:Cholangiography; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D003135:Common Bile Duct / Q000473:pathology; D003137:Common Bile Duct Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004322:Drainage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006097:Granulation Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D015745:Granuloma, Foreign-Body / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017562:Postcholecystectomy Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology