Retained T tube: A Very Rare Cause of Choledocholithiasis

Long-term postcholecystectomycomplications, even years after surgery, are the postcholecystectomysyndrome and recurring complaints owing to bile duct stones that are eitherretained postoperatively, recur due to stasis of (infected) bile or, rarely,are the result of stone formation around a foreign body. Numerous reports exist of foreign bodies (FBs) acting as nidusfor stone formations within the biliary system. The FBs reported include surgical sutures, surgical clips, fragments of metal and plastics, ingested materials, and parasites. Surgical clips are reported to be the most commonly reported FBs that induce iatrogenic biliary stones. We describe the case of a patient with stones that developed around retained T tube aftercholecystectomy.