A case of a common bile duct stone containing a metallic clip appearing after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is currently the standard procedure for the treatment of benign gallbladder diseases. Although the ligature clip may fall off and shift after surgery, relevant reports are rare. We describe the formation of common bile duct stone in an elderly female in which a metal clip displaced into the common bile duct 6 years after LC.