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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 14, 2008; 14(14): 2277-2279
Published online Apr 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2277
Published online Apr 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2277
Successful endoscopic treatment of biliary stricture following mesenteric tear caused by blunt abdominal trauma
Dong O Kang, Tae Hyo Kim, Seung Suk You, Hyun Ju Min, Hyun Jin Kim, Woon Tae Jung, Ok Jae Lee, Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Health Science, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju 660-702, Korea
Author contributions: Kang DO and Kim TH contributed equally to this work; Kang DO, Kim TH, You SS, Min HJ, Kim HJ, Jung WT and Lee OJ designed case report; You SS, Min HJ, Kim HJ, Jung WT and Lee OJ performed case report; and Kang DO, Kim TH, and You SS wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Tae Hyo Kim, MD, Department of Internal Medicine and Institute of Health Science, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, 90 Chilam-dong, Jinju 660-702, Korea. kimthy11@naver.com
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Received: December 4, 2007
Revised: February 14, 2008
Published online: April 14, 2008
Revised: February 14, 2008
Published online: April 14, 2008
Abstract
Biliary duct injuries are frequently iatrogenic, being associated with surgery for gallbladder stones. However, blunt abdominal trauma such as a motor vehicle crash is a rare cause of extrahepatic biliary stricture. A few reports have been published on biliary strictures treated with endoscopic therapy. In the present study, we describe a suprapancreatic biliary stricture associated with mesenteric tear following road traffic accident. We performed endoscopic stent placement, which was successful in relieving the biliary stricture.