Open AccessSuccessful endoscopic treatment of biliary stricture following mesenteric tear caused by blunt abdominal trauma
Author(s) -
Dong Oh Kang,
Tae Hyo Kim,
Seung Suk You,
Hyun Ju Min,
Hyun Jin Kim,
Woon Tae Jung,
Ok Jae Lee
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.14.2277
Subject(s) - medicine , blunt , abdominal trauma , surgery , endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography , bile duct , gallbladder , stent , pancreatitis
Biliary duct injuries are frequently iatrogenic, being associated with surgery for gallbladder stones. However, blunt abdominal trauma such as a motor vehicle crash is a rare cause of extrahepatic biliary stricture. A few reports have been published on biliary strictures treated with endoscopic therapy. In the present study, we describe a suprapancreatic biliary stricture associated with mesenteric tear following road traffic accident. We performed endoscopic stent placement, which was successful in relieving the biliary stricture.