A Case of Biliary Obstruction Secondary to Shrapnel / 대한소화기내시경학회지
Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
;
: 236-239, 2003.
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in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-114768
ABSTRACT
Obstructive jaundice primarily results from choledocholithiasis, neoplasm, inflammation and infection such as primary sclerosing cholangitis, postsurgical stricture, AIDS cholangiopathy, extrinsic compression of the biliary trees. However, obstructive jaundice secondary to foreign bodies is rare. Especially, shrapnel induced biliary obstruction is very rare and has never been reported in Korea. We report a patient who had biliary obstruction due to metal shrapnel. He had shrapnel injury 52 year ago during the Korean War. For a long time, he had had no symptoms. He was admitted to our hospital for epigastric pain and jaundice. Abdominal CT scan showed a metallic foreign body in the common bile duct. The patient underwent ERCP, and the shrapnel and several stones were successfully extracted with a basket.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Cholangitis, Sclerosing
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde
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Common Bile Duct
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Constriction, Pathologic
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Choledocholithiasis
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Jaundice, Obstructive
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Korean War
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Foreign Bodies
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Inflammation
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
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