Pancreatic calculus impacted at Ampulla of Vater causing severe cholangitis and septic shock.
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| ID: sea-124238
ABSTRACT
Patients with chronic pancreatitis may have varied complications including common bile duct stenosis, cholangitis, pseudocyst or fistula formation and secondary biliary cirrhosis. Common bile duct obstruction due to disimpaction of a pancreatic calculus into the ampulla of Vater leading to severe cholangitis and septic shock is a rare phenomenon. We are reporting such a case here.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Pancreatic Diseases
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Shock, Septic
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Ampulla of Vater
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Humans
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Male
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Calculi
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Cholangitis
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Adult
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Escherichia coli Infections
Language:
English
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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