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Cholangitis caused by surgical clip migration into the common bile duct: a rare complication of a daily practice

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A 54-year-old female patient complained of right upper quadrant abdominal pain 11 years following a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. A CT scan demonstrated a collection in the surgical bed and a surgical… Click to show full abstract

A 54-year-old female patient complained of right upper quadrant abdominal pain 11 years following a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. A CT scan demonstrated a collection in the surgical bed and a surgical clip in the proximal bile duct. Cholangitis developed a few days later. Another CT showed that the surgical clip migrated to the distal common bile duct. The clip was removed by endoscopic retrograde cholangiography and the cholangitis was resolved.

Keywords: common bile; cholangitis; bile duct; surgical clip; clip

Journal Title: BMJ Case Reports
Year Published: 2020

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