RESUMO
Bile duct injury is a known complication of cholecystectomy. While minor injuries can be treated endoscopically, successful endoscopic management of complete ligation of the common hepatic duct (CHD) has not been described. Our aim was to report a novel technique for endoscopic recanalization of accidently ligated CHD. We demonstrated a 75 year old woman presented with a small bile leak and complete ligation of the CHD after open cholecystectomy subjected to successful biliary endoscopic recanalization. Cholangiogram demonstrated resolution of the bile leak and minimal residual narrowing of the CHD. Endoscopic intervention following biliary needle puncture access may avoid surgery in patients with CHD ligation or complex stenosis.
Assuntos
Colecistectomia , Endoscopia do Sistema Digestório , Ducto Hepático Comum/lesões , Complicações Intraoperatórias/cirurgia , Idoso , Catéteres , Desenho de Equipamento , Feminino , Humanos , LigaduraRESUMO
Biliary cannulation to perform endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) may be difficult in patients with advanced papillary cancer, due to anatomical and technical reasons. Sphincterotomy may be contraindicated in severe coagulopathy. We report a recently described technique of suprapapillary puncture for biliary access with use of an Artifon's catheter for biliary access in a high-risk patient with coagulopathy and periampullary neoplasm.