Multiple Biliary Stones: a Rare Long-term Complication after Whipple Procedure

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A hypertensive, diabetic woman underwent a successful Whipple procedure at the age of 84 due to carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater. She presented an extremely rare complication 24 months after the surgery, consisting of acute cholangitis due to multiple biliary lithiases associated with a bilioenteri...

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Autores: Kirschbaum-Rubin, Steven, Flores-Ortega, Diego
Formato: artículo
Fecha de Publicación:2022
Institución:Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas
Repositorio:UPC-Institucional
Lenguaje:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorioacademico.upc.edu.pe:10757/660926
Enlace del recurso:http://hdl.handle.net/10757/660926
Nivel de acceso:acceso abierto
Materia:Ampullary cancer
Anastomotic stricture
Biliary lithiasis
Cholangioplasty
Long-term complication
Whipple procedure
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Sumario:A hypertensive, diabetic woman underwent a successful Whipple procedure at the age of 84 due to carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater. She presented an extremely rare complication 24 months after the surgery, consisting of acute cholangitis due to multiple biliary lithiases associated with a bilioenteric anastomotic stricture. The diagnosis was confirmed with computed tomography, magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography, and cholangiography. The patient was successfully treated with multiple percutaneous transhepatic cholangioplasties.
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