Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8825296 | Radiology Case Reports | 2017 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
A case of a 79-year-old man, status post laparoscopic cholecystectomy with a drainage catheter placed at the gallbladder fossa is presented. The case was complicated postoperatively by abdominal pain and bilious discharge from the drainage catheter. Endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography demonstrated leakage through the cystic duct stump into the gallbladder fossa. Placement of a covered metal stent endoscopically failed to seal the leak. We performed percutaneous embolization of the cystic duct stump using a combination of coils and gelatin sponge through the drainage catheter in the gallbladder fossa. To our knowledge, this technique has not been previously described in the literature.
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Authors
Ahmed K. MD, PhD, FSIR, David P. MD, Jessica MD, Amr S. MD, MSc, Sherif M. MD, MSc, Edgar S. MD,