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Metallic Staple Migration Postcholecystectomy Causing Cholangitis

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: We present a case of a middle-aged man who presented owing to concern for right upper quadrant abdominal pain. He was found to have mild cholangitis with transaminitis secondary to a partial obstruction from a metallic staple, which was initially placed during cholecystectomy 1.5 years before presentation. This case shows that staples placed intraoperatively during cholecystectomy rarely can migrate intraluminally in the common bile duct and cause partial obstructions that could lead to cholangitis. Fewer than 100 cases of clip migration have been reported postcholecystectomy.

Source: Annals of Internal Medicine Clinical Cases

DOI: 10.7326/aimcc.2024.0586

Authors: Nicholas Zerilli, Fahad Shaikh, Aijaz Sofi, Uqba Awan

Institutions: Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center, Mercy Health

Language: English

Topic: Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders

Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4406136380

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