Open AccessA dangerous loop
Author(s) -
Ahmad Saqib,
Bragg Damian,
Zaitoun Abed M.,
Lobo Dileep N.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.563
Subject(s) - medicine , hemoperitoneum , laparotomy , surgery , splenectomy , curvatures of the stomach , torsion (gastropod) , endoscope , complication , stomach , spleen , radiology
Key Clinical Message A 76‐year‐old man developed a hemoperitoneum after ERCP for choledocholithiasis. He underwent a laparotomy and splenectomy for a capsular tear at the splenic hilum, a rare complication of ERCP . “Bowing” of the endoscope with torsion on the greater curvature of the stomach may lead to shear forces causing splenic injury.