Open AccessBiliary peritonitis following percutaneous nephrolithotomy: Minimally invasive management
Author(s) -
Siddharth Yadav,
Animesh Singh,
Prabhjot Singh
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of urology/indian journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-3824
pISSN - 0970-1591
DOI - 10.4103/0970-1591.159656
Subject(s) - medicine , percutaneous nephrolithotomy , cholecystectomy , percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography , peritonitis , sepsis , surgery , cholangiography , biliary tract , common bile duct , general surgery , percutaneous
Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is a standard procedure for large renal calculi but has potential for complications. Rarely, biliary tract injury can occur during PCNL that can lead to biliary peritonitis with sepsis. Such cases are usually managed by emergent cholecystectomy. We present a case of biliary peritonitis resulting from gall bladder injury during PCNL, managed minimally invasively with an abdominal drain and endoscopic retrograde cholangiography with common bile duct stenting.