Extraction of surgical clip-induced “lollipop” choledocholithiasis

Extraction of surgical clip-induced "lollipop" choledocholithiasis.

Surgical Clip-Related Complications after Radical Prostatectomy

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to describe the surgical clip-related complications that can occur after open retropubic prostatectomy (RRP), pure laparoscopic prostatectomy (LRP), and robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP). MATERIALS AND METHODS A database of 641 patients who underwent RRP (n=439), LRP (n=49), and RALP (n=153) at our institution between January 2006 and A...

Standard Surgical Approaches to Primary Choledocholithiasis — Definitive Versus Temporary Decompression

The occurrence of retained/recurrent calculi after primary CBDE followed by temporary T-tube decompression, have remained at rates varying from 5.4% to 20.9% over the last 10 years in spite of sophisticated pre and intraoperative imaging techniques. It is postulated that a functional obstruction, due to dysmotility of the SO, lies behind most stone-containing ducts. Thus it seems logical to us ...

Spontaneous migration of a surgical clip following partial nephrectomy.

CASE REPORT A 48-year-old woman presented with a sudden right flank pain radiating to her right groin. She was found to have a 5-cm upper pole angiomyolipoma of the right kidney 9 years earlier. Therefore, she had undergone open partial nephrectomy. Violation of the collecting system had been repaired using a 3-0 Vicryl. Tightness had been checked by administrating Indigo carmine through a uret...

Duodenal ulcer caused by a surgical clip after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

A 56-year-old woman presented with a 1-month history of right upper quadrant abdominal pain after a laparoscopic cholecystectomy for gallstones. Her medical history included endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) performed 4months prior to the laparoscopic cholecystectomy for the treatmentof common bile duct (CBD) stones. During this procedure duodenal ulcers had also been found ...