Complications and management of forgotten long-term biliary stents

Figure 1 Stone formation 29 mo after stent insertion. A: Plastic biliary stent inserted for common bile duct stricture without stone; B: Large brown stone filled the bile duct.

Figure 2 Brown stone stuck tightly to stent was removed by stone retrieval basket (A and B).

Figure 3 Additional stent inserted alongside previous stent (A) and large stones formed around the plastic biliary stent (B).