title: An uncommon complication of liver biopsy: obstructive jaundice from blood clots.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The AA. report on a case of one young woman who developed obstructive jaundice induced by hemobilia after percutaneous liver biopsy, successfully treated with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) METHODS: An endoscopic sphincterotomy was performed with extraction of the clots
  
  
  METHODS
  Four weeks after ERCP the patient was healthy and asymptomatic, valuated as outpatient
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The role of ERCP in managing biliary sequelae of hemobilia is well established: biliary decompression is required if and intrabiliary lot causes obstructive jaundice and/or biliary colic. ERCP is feasible and leads to relief of symptoms in most cases, without the need of surgery.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chirurgia Generale d'Urgenza e dei Trapianti d'Organo, UO di Chirurgia Generale ad indirizzo Toracico, Università degli Studi di Palermo. carmesci@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Carmelo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sciumè
authors.forename: Girolamo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Geraci
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pisello
authors.forename: Tiziana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Facella
authors.forename: Antonella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Licata
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Modica
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D041781:Jaundice, Obstructive / Q000209:etiology*; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology