A Rare Case of Forgotten CBD Stent with Secondary Biliary Calculi

Endoscopic biliary stenting is a commonly performed procedure in interventional gastroenterology, typically utilizing plastic stents for short-term biliary drainage. Stentolith refers to a forgotten stent post-ERCP that serves as a nidus for stone formation. Stents should ideally be removed within 6 weeks to avoid complications such as cholangitis, pancreatitis, biliary stricture, and biliary cirrhosis. Failure to attend to stents for extended periods can lead to a wide range of complications. Our 33-year-old patient presented with a long-standing forgotten biliary stent with stentolith. Diagnostic confirmation was achieved through a combination of abdominal ultrasonography and MRCP.