A 36-Year Retained T-tube Fragment Presenting with Cholangitis

Tarun Sharma, Katie F Farah

Abstract


The use of a T-tube to drain the biliary tree after choledochotomy has been a common surgical practice. Inadvertent fracture of the T-tube limb during removal is a rare occurrence which can lead to several complications. We report a case of cholangitis caused by a T-tube fragment retained in the common bile duct 36 years after cholecystectomy.




doi:10.4021/gr2009.04.1285


Keywords


Retained T-tube; Cholangitis; cholecystectomy

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