title: Choledocholithiasis caused by migration of a surgical clip after video laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
abstract: We present a case of a 67-year-old woman, in which a clip in the common bile duct (CBD) was the nidus of stone formation. The ultrasonographic examination reported a CBD with an abnormally large diameter and an endoscopic retrograde sphincterotomy showed a stone in the ampulla. The stone was extracted through the Vater's Papilla and the patient was discharged after 24 hours.
authors.affiliation: Institute of General Surgery and Organ Transplant, School of Medicine, University of Parma, Italy.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dell'Abate
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Del Rio
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Soliani
authors.forename: Giancarlo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Colla
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sianesi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D003135:Common Bile Duct; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications*; D042882:Gallstones / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013525:Surgical Instruments