title: Successful endoscopic treatment of biliary stricture following mesenteric tear caused by blunt abdominal trauma.
abstract: Biliary duct injuries are frequently iatrogenic, being associated with surgery for gallbladder stones. However, blunt abdominal trauma such as a motor vehicle crash is a rare cause of extrahepatic biliary stricture. A few reports have been published on biliary strictures treated with endoscopic therapy. In the present study, we describe a suprapancreatic biliary stricture associated with mesenteric tear following road traffic accident. We performed endoscopic stent placement, which was successful in relieving the biliary stricture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju 660-702, Korea.
authors.forename: Dong-O
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Tae-Hyo
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Seung-Suk
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: You
authors.forename: Hyun-Ju
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Min
authors.forename: Hyun-Jin
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Woon-Tae
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Ok-Jae
authors.initials: OJ
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D001652:Bile Ducts / Q000473:pathology; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000494:pharmacology; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008643:Mesentery / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media