Hepatic duct confluence injury in blunt abdominal trauma: case report and synopsis on management.
Injuries of the extra hepatic biliary tree following blunt trauma to the abdomen are rare. We present here a case of injury to the confluence of the hepatic ducts and a brief synopsis on diagnosis and management of blunt injury to the extrahepatic biliary system.
Harvard Medical School and Department of Surgery, Brigham Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Meena
M
Nathan
Jonathan
J
Gates
Stephen J
SJ
Ferzoco
D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde / Q000379:methods*; D006500:Hepatic Duct, Common / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*