Successful endoscopic treatment of biliary stricture following mesenteric tear caused by blunt abdominal trauma.
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.
Kang
Dong-O
DO
Department of Internal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju 660-702, Korea.
Kim
Tae-Hyo
TH
You
Seung-Suk
SS
Min
Hyun-Ju
HJ
Kim
Hyun-Jin
HJ
Jung
Woon-Tae
WT
Lee
Ok-Jae
OJ
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*
D003287:Contrast Media