title: Common bile duct necrosis after cardiac catheterization.
abstract: A case of necrosis of the entire extrahepatic biliary tract after cardiac catheterization is presented. The axial blood supply to these structures makes them susceptible to ischemic injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University Hospital, State University of New York at Stony Brook, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Char
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mohan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gambarin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017734:Bile Ducts, Extrahepatic / Q000473:pathology; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003135:Common Bile Duct / Q000473:pathology*; D005734:Gangrene / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis