Endoscopic management of perforation of right hepatic duct following non-surgical abdominal trauma

B C Sharma; A Maini; V A Saraswat

doi:10.1155/1997/93048

Endoscopic management of perforation of right hepatic duct following non-surgical abdominal trauma

HPB Surg. 1997;10(4):245-7. doi: 10.1155/1997/93048.

Authors

B C Sharma¹, A Maini, V A Saraswat

Affiliation

¹ Department of Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.

Abstract

Isolated bile duct injuries after blunt abdominal trauma are rare. Surgery is the usual mode of treatment. We report a patient with a right hepatic duct injury following blunt abdominal trauma who was managed successfully by endoscopic papillotomy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abdominal Injuries / complications*
Accidental Falls
Adult
Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic / injuries*
Humans
Male
Sphincterotomy, Endoscopic*
Wounds, Nonpenetrating / complications*
Wounds, Penetrating / surgery*