J Korean Radiol Soc.  2002 Aug;47(2):185-189. 10.3348/jkrs.2002.47.2.185.

Percutaneous Removal of Foreign Bodies by Gooseneck Snare Technique in the Common Bile Duct and T-tube Tract: A Report of Two Cases

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Radiology Chonbuk National University Medical School, Korea. ymhan@chonbuk.ac.kr
  • 2Institute for Cardiovascular Research Chonbuk National University Medical School, Korea.

Abstract

Although the presence of foreign bodies in the common bile duct and T-tube tract is uncommon, it is because of recent developments in endoscopic biliary intervention and percutaneous choledochoscopic procedures that they are found with increasing frequency in the biliary tree. We report two cases in which foreign bodies in the biliary tree were successfully removed using the percutaneous gooseneck snare technique. In one patient a plastic biliary stent was malfunctioning and could not be removed under endoscopic guidance, while in the other, a plastic guidewire had been inserted into the T-tube tract during percutaneous choledochoscopy for the treatment of a common bile duct stone.

Keyword

Foreign bodies; Bile ducts, interventional procedure

MeSH Terms

Biliary Tract
Common Bile Duct*
Foreign Bodies*
Humans
Plastics
SNARE Proteins*
Stents
Plastics
SNARE Proteins
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