Late biliary endoclip migration after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: Case report and literature review.
Int J Surg Case Rep
; 74: 205-208, 2020.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Although formerly considered a rarity, biliary endoclip-related complications are being diagnosed with increasing frequencies. Among these, migration of endoclip into the common bile duct (CBD) is a rare encounter that usually presents in the first two years after surgery. PRESENTATION OF CASE This case demonstrates a late biliary endoclip migration after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.DISCUSSION:
An 82-year-old male patient, with a history of laparoscopic cholecystectomy 22 years ago, presented with two-day history of severe upper abdominal pain. Routine hemogram and serum chemistry were remarkable for slightly raised alanine aminotransferase and C-reactive protein. A computed tomographic (CT) scan demonstrated a new metallic density within the CBD when compared to a previous CT scan 14 months earlier. An endoscopic retrograde cholangiography confirmed a metal endoclip within the mid-CBD contained within a choledochal stone. Balloon extraction of the endoclip and stone was successfully performed. The patient was discharged 2 days later, and remained symptom free for 1â¯year.CONCLUSION:
To our knowledge, a latency of 22 years between cholecystectomy and clip migration has never been reported before. In cases of post-cholecystectomy abdominal pain the awareness of the surgeon should always be drawn to a clinical suspicion of endoclip migration into the CBD that can be easily remedied. Endoscopic biliary sphincterotomy with endoclip/stone removal is the therapeutic procedure of choice which usually circumvents the need for surgical extraction.
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