Year: 2016
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is commonly performed procedure for biliary and pancreatic diseases.The most common complications due to the procedure are pancreatitis, bleeding, perforation and cholangitis.A very rare and exceptional ERCP complication is subcapsular hepatic hematoma, and few cases have been reported worldwide in the literature.We report a case of extremely rare complication of ERCP, subcapsular hepatic hematoma that emerged from 6 hours of ERCP in 55 year-old man.Computed tomography showed a 140×67 mm subcapsular hepatic haematoma on the right hepatic lobe.The patient was successfully treated with conservative treatment.
Source: Journal of Case Reports
Institution: Bağcılar Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi
Language: English
Subfield: Gastroenterology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2290999130