Perioperative management of Hem-o-lok® clip
displacement into the duodenal bulb following
laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a case report and
literature review
Geriatric Medicine, Shenzhen Baoan People’s Hospital, Shenzhen, China
2
Department of Nephrology, The Affiliated Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
3
The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
Submission date: 2025-04-17
Final revision date: 2025-06-23
Acceptance date: 2025-06-30
Online publication date: 2025-06-30
Corresponding author
Qiang Liu
Department of Nephrology
The Affiliated Guangdong
Second Provincial
General Hospital of
Jinan University
No. 466 Xingang Zhong Road
Haizhu District
Guangzhou, 510317, China
Phone: +86 15840418621
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