Emergency open surgery with a duodenotomy and successful removal of an impacted basket following a complicated endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography procedure: a case report

Emergency open surgery with a duodenotomy and successful removal of an impacted basket following a complicated endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography procedure: a case report

Abstract Background Current management of choledocholithiasis entails the use of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and clearance of the common bile duct. A rare complication of this procedure is the impaction of the basket by a large stone, which necessitates lithotripsy. Here we...

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Main Authors: Ibrahim Abu Shakra, Maxim Bez, Amitai Bickel, Mahran Badran, Fahed Merei, Samer Ganam, Walid Kassis, Eli Kakiashvili
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Impacted basket
Complications
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-020-02608-1

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-020-02608-1

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