Secondary choledocholithiasis caused by fish bones: a case report and review of the literature.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Foreign body in the common bile duct can act as a nidus for stone formation, leading to secondary choledocholithiasis. Currently there are very few reviews concerning biliary stones caused by foreign bodies; this article may offer some help for relevant situations.

Case presentation

We retrospectively analyzed the case of an 89-year-old Chinese (Han ethnicity, Asian) male patient with secondary choledocholithiasis caused by fish bones. We also present a review of the literature regarding choledocholithiasis caused by foreign bodies using "foreign body case" and "common bile duct stone" as the search terms in the PubMed database. The analysis of patient demographics, foreign body origins, clinical presentations, treatments, and outcomes may provide some suggestions

SUBMITTER: Zhang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12772112 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature