Hemobilia complicating hepatic cryosurgery

We describe a 58‐year‐old man who developed hemobilia following hepatic cryotherapy. This was complicated by acute pancreatitis and recurrent cholangitis, which necessitated multiple endoscopic procedures (including biliary stenting) for successful management. As cryotherapy becomes more widely appl...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of surgical oncology 1998-02, Vol.67 (2), p.130-133
Hauptverfasser:	Frank, James L., Navab, Farhad, Ly, Kiet, Reed Jr, William P.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acute Disease Biological and medical sciences Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangitis - complications Cryosurgery - adverse effects endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP) Hemobilia - etiology hemobilia complications Hepatectomy - adverse effects hepatic cryotherapy Humans Liver, biliary tract, pancreas, portal circulation, spleen Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Pancreatitis - complications Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the digestive system
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Zusammenfassung:	We describe a 58‐year‐old man who developed hemobilia following hepatic cryotherapy. This was complicated by acute pancreatitis and recurrent cholangitis, which necessitated multiple endoscopic procedures (including biliary stenting) for successful management. As cryotherapy becomes more widely applied in the management of patients with liver tumors, it is essential that surgeons safeguard against the development of arteriobilious fistulae. J. Surg. Oncol. 1998:67:130–133. © 1998 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
ISSN:	0022-4790 1096-9098
DOI:	10.1002/(SICI)1096-9098(199802)67:2<130::AID-JSO11>3.0.CO;2-7