Non-operative management of a common bile duct injury sustained during cholecystectomy in a morbidly obese patient. (Non-operative repair of CBD injury).
Journal Article (Journal Article)
A 29 year old morbidly obese patient suffered injury to his common bile duct during cholecystectomy. Subsequent access to the biliary tree was obtained by using a long heavy gauge needle after first opacifying the system with contrast injection through a nasobiliary tube. It is now twenty six months after initial percutaneous biliary drainage placement and eighteen months after removal of all biliary access. The patient is asymptomatic and has normal liver function tests. This technique can be useful in morbidly obese patients who are at increased risk from surgical repair of biliary duct injuries.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Ashdown, BC; Suhocki, PV; Jowell, PS; Meyers, WC
Published Date
- 1994
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 8 / 2
Start / End Page
- 101 - 105
PubMed ID
- 7880767
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC2423771
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0894-8569
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1155/1994/14936
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States