title: Acute pancreatitis secondary to hemobilia after percutaneous liver biopsy.
abstract: Percutaneous liver biopsy (PLB) is a valuable diagnostic tool. Complication rates vary depending on the technique used, experience of the physician, number of passes, bleeding parameters and other factors. Hemorrhage is a common complication after PLB and can present as intraperitoneal bleeding, intrahepatic or subcapsular hematoma, or rarely as hemobilia. Acute pancreatitis is a rare complication of hemobilia. We describe a single case of acute pancreatitis caused by biliary obstruction due to hemobilia following PLB. The obstruction was successfully managed with biliary stent drainage.
authors.affiliation: University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, Division of Digestive Disease and Nutrition, Lexington, KY, USA luis.pena@uky.edu.
authors.forename: Luis R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Peña
authors.forename: Todd L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Horn
authors.forename: Christopher B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Cross