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Migratory surgical clip in the common bile duct: CT diagnosis

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There are only a few case reports in the literature describing the migration of metallic surgical clips into the common bile duct. Diagnosis of this postcholecystectomy complication is usually made during ERCP. We describe the identification on CT scan of a migratory surgical clip in the common bile duct in a patient with biliary colic.

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  1. Department of Medical Imaging, Mease Hospital, 3231 McMullen Booth Road, Safety Harbor, FL 34695-1098, USA, , , , , , US

    R. J. Entel

  2. Department of Gastroenterology, Mease Hospital, 3231 McMullen Booth Road, Safety Harbor, FL 34695-1098, USA, , , , , , US

    M. W. Peebles

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Received: 12 January 1995/Accepted: 14 February 1995

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Entel, R., Peebles, M. Migratory surgical clip in the common bile duct: CT diagnosis. Abdom Imaging 21, 329–330 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002619900074

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