Acute obstructive cholangitis due to fishbone in the common bile duct: a case report and review of the literature

• Published in: BMC gastroenterology Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 177 - 7
• Main Authors: Yu, Min, Huang, Bowen, Lin, Ye, Nie, Yuxue, Zhou, Zixuan, Liu, Shanshan, Hou, Baohua
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 07.11.2019; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Aged; Case Report; Choledocholithiasis; Choledocholithiasis - blood; Choledocholithiasis - diagnosis; Choledocholithiasis - etiology; Choledocholithiasis - surgery; Choledochostomy - adverse effects; Choledochostomy - methods; Common bile duct; Common Bile Duct - diagnostic imaging; Common Bile Duct - surgery; Diagnosis; Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; Female; Fishbone; Foreign Bodies - diagnostic imaging; Foreign Bodies - etiology; Foreign body; Foreign-Body Migration - complications; Foreign-Body Migration - surgery; Gallstones; Gastrectomy - adverse effects; Gastrectomy - methods; Humans; Laparoscopy - methods; Postoperative complications; Surgery; Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods; Treatment Outcome; Ultrasonography - methods; Wounds; Common bile duct; Fishbone; Foreign body; Choledocholithiasis

Choledocholithiasis is an endemic condition in the world. Although rare, foreign body migration with biliary complications needs to be considered in the differential diagnosis for patients presenting with typical symptoms even many years after cholecystectomy, EPCP, war-wound, foreign body ingestion...