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He had received cholecystectomy and choledochojejunostomy 28 years ago and had been well since then. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) revealed left-lobe liver abscess and a linear curve of high-density material. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) displayed mild dilatation of the common bile duct (CBD) and choledojejunostomic fistula of the middle CBD. 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