Monday, July 18, 2011

Chole

A patient underwent the procedure shown above four days ago but returns with fever and abdominal pain. Labs show a leukocytosis and elevated bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase, and gamma-glutamyl transferase. A trans-abdominal ultrasound shows a contained collection of fluid in the gallbladder fossa.

Challenge: What went wrong?

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2 comments:

  1. treeJuly 20, 2011 at 1:44 AM

    biloma/biliary injury

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  2. CraigJuly 21, 2011 at 11:12 PM

    yes!
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    Chole

    This is most likely a bile leak. Large loculated collections should be percutaneously drained with radiologic guidance; ERCP may define the leak and allow stent placement.

    Source: UpToDate.

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