Late occlusion of the biliary metal stent in a patient with benign biliary stricture

Introduction: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has some adventages over open surgery, but the incidence of bile duct injury became more frequent. The resulting biliary strictures can be definitely treated by insertion of multiple plastic stents. The metal stents should be avoided in such cases. Case: A 49 year old women was admitted because of obstructive jaundice. She had been operated on by laparoscopy for biliary stone disease 7 years ago. A bile duct injury occurred which was corrected during consecutive laparotomy. After half a year obstructive jaundice developed again and the patient was treated by percutaneou…