Year: 2024 | Month: June | Volume: 14 | Issue: 6 | Pages: 146-150
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20240622
A Rare Case of Forgotten CBD Stent with Secondary Biliary Calculi
Dr. Sudhir Kumar Jain1, Dr. Rathindra Tripura2, Dr. Mrunal Bharat Kshirsagar3, Dr. Siva Sai Akshay Mitnala4, Dr. Swechchha Shubham5
1HOD General Surgery, 2Assistant Professor General surgery, 3Senior Resident General Surgery, 4Junior Resident General Surgery, 5Junior Resident General Surgery
1,2,3,4,5Department of General Surgery, Rama Medical College, Rama University, City-Pilkhuwa Hapur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Corresponding Author: Dr. Mrunal Kshirsagar
ABSTRACT
Endoscopic biliary stenting is a commonly performed procedure in interventional gastroenterology, typically utilizing plastic stents for short-term biliary drainage.
Stentolith refers to a forgotten stent post-ERCP that serves as a nidus for stone formation. Stents should ideally be removed within 6 weeks to avoid complications such as cholangitis, pancreatitis, biliary stricture, and biliary cirrhosis. Failure to attend to stents for extended periods can lead to a wide range of complications.
Our 33-year-old patient presented with a long-standing forgotten biliary stent with stentolith. Diagnostic confirmation was achieved through a combination of abdominal ultrasonography and MRCP.
Key words: Forgotten CBD Stent, Secondary Biliary Calculi, Stentolith.