ArticleCase reports in surgery2017
Hem-o-lok Clips Migration: An Easily Neglected Complication after Laparoscopic Biliary Surgery.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.
- Case Report: Clip migration induced recurrent choledocholithiasis after laparoscopic common bile duct exploration.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Spontaneous Migration of a Postcholecystectomy Surgical Clip From the Common Bile Duct to the Cecum Nineteen Years After Surgery: A Case Report.Case reports in gastrointestinal medicine · 2026Article
- Displacement of Hem-o-lok clips into the common bile duct after LCBDE: a case report.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Cholecystectomy clip-induced biliary stone: Case report and literature review.Journal of minimal access surgery · 2025Article
- Clip-stone and T clip-sinus post laparoscopic biliary surgery: Two case reports and review of the literature.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2025Article
- Complications of thoracoscopic TEF clipping for fistula ligation: a case report of polymer clip migration into the right main bronchus and recurrent fistula.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
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- Hem-o-lok clip migration to duodenal bulb post-cholecystectomy: A case report.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2024Article
- Hem-o-lok clip migration to the common bile duct after laparoscopic common bile duct exploration: A case report.World journal of clinical cases · 2022Article
- Migration of non-absorbable polymer clips in hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery: a report of four cases.Surgical case reports · 2021Article
- Cholangitis caused by surgical clip migration into the common bile duct: a rare complication of a daily practice.BMJ case reports · 2020Article
- Common bile duct stone development due to a Hem-o-lok clip migration: a rare complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy.BMJ case reports · 2019Article
- CholedochoClip: A Case of Obstructive Jaundice 14 Years after Cholecystectomy.Case reports in gastrointestinal medicine · 2019Article
- Case report of a mysterious myocardial mass: an aetiological conundrum.European heart journal. Case reports · 2018Article
- Clip-stone and T clip-sinus: A clinical analysis of six cases on migration of clips and literature review from 1997 to 2017.Journal of minimal access surgeryArticle
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Abstract
Clip migration into the common bile duct (CBD) is a rare but well-established phenomenon of laparoscopic biliary surgery. The mechanism and exact incidence of clip migration are both poorly understood. Clip migration into the common bile duct can cause recurrent cholangitis and serve as a nidus for stone formation. We present a case, a 54-year-old woman, of clip-induced cholangitis resulting from surgical clip migration 12 months after laparoscopic cholecystectomy and laparoscopic common bile duct exploration (LC+LCBDE) with primary closure.
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