Open AccessAn unusual case of postcholecystectomy pain: migration of endoclips into the duodenum after laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Author(s) -
Nilanjan Panda,
Samik Kumar Bandyopadhyay,
Somnath Das,
Ranjit Kumar Das
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
formosan journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2213-5413
pISSN - 1682-606X
DOI - 10.1016/j.fjs.2012.08.003
Subject(s) - medicine , duodenum , complication , surgery , clips , cholecystectomy , laparoscopic cholecystectomy , endoscopy , general surgery
SummaryA surgical clip in the cystic pedicle migrating to the duodenum is a rare complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). Usually patients present with bleeding ulcer. We report a case of postcholecystectomy pain due to clip migration into the duodenum. This was a case of postcholecystectomy pain 4 months after LC was performed. Ultrasonography and liver function tests were normal. Endoscopy showed two clips at the base of a small duodenal ulcer. Removal of the clips treated the complication. This rare complication can be a cause of postcholecystectomy pain. A good surgical technique using the utmost care can reduce the incidence of such a complication