title: Nonabsorbable suture material in the biliary tract.
abstract: Nonabsorbable sutures may act as a nidus for stone formation within the biliary tree. A case of a large stone formed as a consequence of a Prolene suture within the biliary tract is presented.
authors.affiliation: Upper GI/HPB Unit, Australian National University Medical School, The Canberra Hospital, Canberra, ACT 2605, Australia.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Beardsley
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Sivakumar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gananadha
mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002768:Choledochostomy; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D042882:Gallstones / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D013537:Sutures; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed