Traumatic Rupture of the Hepatic Duct Demonstrated by Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiography
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1985
Description
Persistent jaundice and abdominal distention were noted postoperatively in a 37-year-old white male who had undergone splenectomy and suture of a liver laceration following a motorcycle accident. Abdominal paracentesis yielded bile-stained fluid. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC) demonstrated rupture of the hepatic duct at its bifurcation which had been missed on initial laparotomy. ERC was valuable in planning and subsequently performing a hepatojejunostomy. We found no previous report of using ERC to diagnose and locate a missed bile duct injury.
Citation Information
Jones, K. B.; and Thomas, Eapen. 1985. Traumatic Rupture of the Hepatic Duct Demonstrated by Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiography. Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care. Vol.25(5). 448-449. https://doi.org/10.1097/00005373-198505000-00015 PMID: 3999168 ISSN: 0022-5282