title: Subcapsular hepatic haematoma after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: an unusual case.
abstract: Subcapsular hepatic haematoma is a rare complication of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), and there are few reports about this unusual complication worldwide. The primary symptom of most cases reported in the literature is abdominal pain. We report an unusual case with the primary symptom of fever. A 56-year-old man who had a six-month history of recurrent episodes of upper abdominal pain was diagnosed with a common bile duct stone by magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography. Endoscopic biliary sphincterotomy was performed, and stones from the common bile duct were successfully extracted with a basket. The patient had a persistent fever after ERCP, and treatment with intravenous antibiotics was unsuccessful. Computed tomography showed a 13 cm × 6 cm subcapsular hepatic haematoma filled with air and liquid on the surface of the right hepatic lobe. The patient was successfully treated with peritoneal drainage under B-ultra guidance. Subcapsular liver haematoma should be considered when hard-to- explain symptoms persist in the early period after ERCP. Percutaneous drainage is an effective treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou 310014, Zhejiang Province, China. feibaoying@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Bao-Ying
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Fei
authors.forename: Cai-Hong
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D042882:Gallstones / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006406:Hematoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional
keywords: Complication; Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancrea-tography; Hematoma; Hepatic; Treatment
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