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DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-825861
Subcapsular Hepatic Hematoma after Guide Wire Injury During Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography: Management and Review
Publication History
Submitted 16 April 2004
Accepted after Revision 15 June 2004
Publication Date:
02 November 2004 (online)
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Complications of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) that are associated with the guide wire are fortunately rare, but may be more common than is reported. We describe the case of a 43-year-old woman with obstructive jaundice from metastatic pancreatic cancer who underwent an elective ERCP for biliary stent placement. This was complicated by guide wire-associated injury that resulted in the development and eventual rupture of a subcapsular hepatic hematoma and which was successfully treated with nonsurgical management. If identified and treated rapidly, using a multidisciplinary approach (i. e., with medical, interventional radiology, and surgical input), such patients can be conservatively managed.
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