ArticleBMJ case reports2019
Common bile duct stone development due to a Hem-o-lok clip migration: a rare complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
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- Displacement of Hem-o-lok clips into the common bile duct after LCBDE: a case report.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Secondary choledocholithiasis caused by fish bones: a case report and review of the literature.Journal of medical case reports · 2025Review
- 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
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- Clinical analysis of Hem-o-lok closure of the left subclavian artery stump in acute Stanford type A aortic dissection.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Article
- Hemoclip migration after revision carpal tunnel release: a case report.Journal of surgical case reports · 2023Article
- Clip migration complicated by choledocholithiasis after laparoscopic biliary surgery: a report of four cases.The Journal of international medical research · 2023Article
- 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
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Abstract
Surgical clip migration is a rare complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). Surgical clips migrating into the common bile duct (CBD) can lead to stone formation and obstruction. Here, we report a case of acute cholangitis caused by surgical Hem-o-lok clip migration into the bile duct with stone formation 13 months after LC. A 65-year-old man who underwent LC presented with upper abdominal pain and fever for 3 days. Abdominal CT scan showed a radiopaque material in the CBD, diffuse wall thickening and dilatation of intrahepatic and extrahepatic duct. Emergency percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage was performed. Twodays later, an endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography was implemented, and muddy stones and one surgical clip were successfully removed by extraction balloon catheter.
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