Diagnostic Dilemma in an Unusual Case of Common Bile Duct Obstruction
Gut and Liver
;
: 245-247, 2011.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-118217
ABSTRACT
Biliary obstructions are rarely caused by a foreign body and have received sparse attention. We present an unusual case with pruritis and abdominal pain caused by impacted full length surgical gauze within the common bile duct. The patient had previously undergone an open cholecystectomy. Radiological investigations were inconclusive and suggestive of either a calculus or a cholangiocarcinoma. Surgical exploration revealed full length surgical gauze within the common bile duct. Because imaging modalities are often non-determinant, the possibility of biliary tract obstruction from a foreign body should be borne in mind for patients with unusual presentations, especially those who have previously undergone surgery.
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Main subject:
Pruritus
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Biliary Tract
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Calculi
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Cholecystectomy
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Abdominal Pain
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Cholestasis
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Cholangiocarcinoma
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Common Bile Duct
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Foreign Bodies
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Gut and Liver
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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