RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Prolonged cholestasis induced by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
JF Frontline Gastroenterology
JO Frontline Gastroenterol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 121
OP 124
DO 10.1136/fg.2009.001099
VO 1
IS 2
A1 Olomuza Patani
A1 Sian L Foulkes
A1 Ramatoulie Njie
A1 Richard J Aspinall
YR 2010
UL http://fg.bmj.com/content/1/2/121.abstract
AB The case of a 54-year-old woman who presented with choledocholithiasis and underwent successful endoscopic stone extraction to clear the common bile duct is described. However, her jaundice and liver biochemistry continued to deteriorate despite repeat endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), with further imaging confirming a patent biliary tree. The clinical, radiological and pathological features were in keeping with prolonged cholestasis as a complication of ERCP. The pathophysiology of this unusual syndrome and the therapeutic options available are discussed.