Endoscopic management of perforation of right hepatic duct following non-surgical abdominal trauma.
Isolated bile duct injuries after blunt abdominal trauma are rare. Surgery is the usual mode of treatment. We report a patient with a right hepatic duct injury following blunt abdominal trauma who was managed successfully by endoscopic papillotomy.
Sharma
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Department of Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.
Maini
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Saraswat
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D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D000058:Accidental Falls; D000328:Adult; D001653:Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016717:Sphincterotomy, Endoscopic; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000601:surgery*