Rare series of complications following ERCP
I Szilágyi, Z Lovay, G Ecsedy, A Fenyvesi, P Fuszek, A Bede, F Ender · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2009 · Heft 05
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Introduction: ERCP and EST have an overall complication rate of 2–7%. Most frequent complications are pancreatitis, perforation and haemorrhage. Despite of appropriate treatment mortality is still 0.5–1%. In our case we are presenting a rare series of complications. Case report: 56 years old female – already had cholecystectomy- presenting with choledocholithiasis underwent ERCP, EST, bile stone extraction. Within an hour the patient developed subcutaneous emphysema and acute abdominal symptoms, CT scan showed pneumoperitoneum, left pneumothorax and pneumopericardium. Chest tube and epidural cannula were inserte…