Spontaneous common bile duct perforation in adult: a case report and review.
Common bile duct perforation has been reported in adults after invasive procedures. Spontaneous common bile duct perforation is a rare entity as a cause of acute abdomen in adults. A few cases due to choledocholithiasis have been reported as a cause of spontaneous perforation. We report an adult patient who presented with acute abdomen after spontaneous common bile duct perforation due to unknown etiology who was treated successfully.
Rege
Sameer A
SA
Department of General Surgery, Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College and King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, India. samrege@yahoo.com
Lambe
Shahid
S
Sethi
Harsheet
H
Gandhi
Amit
A
Rohondia
Omprakash
O
D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001660:Biliary Tract Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003135:Common Bile Duct; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous