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Cirujano general
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BARTOLO RANGEL, Edgar Fabián et al. Ruptured hepatic subcapsular hematoma and hypovolemic shock as an unusual complication after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: Report of one case. Cir. gen [online]. 2012, vol.34, n.3, pp.217-220. ISSN 1405-0099.
Objective: To describe a case of ruptured hepatic subcapsular hematoma accompanied by hypovolemic shock as an unusual complication secondary to an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. Setting: Second level health care hospital. General Hospital Xoco, Mexico City. Design: Case report. Description of the case: A 66-year old woman, who was admitted through the emergency ward with a diagnosis of choledocholithiasis, and who was subjected to endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, performed 24 h after admission, confirming the presence of stones in the choledochus, observing discharge of purulent matter from the biliary tract; during the event, she presented desaturation, needing mechanical handling of the airways and intensive therapy management, with mainly ventilatory alterations. Twenty-four hours afterwards she presented a state of shock of sudden onset together with acute abdomen; surgical management was then decided, evidencing a ruptured hepatic subcapsular hematoma with 2000 ml of hemoperitoneum. Patient presenting complications due to hypovolemic state, ventilatory alterations, infectious focus in the biliary tract that lead to fatal outcome. Conclusion: A subcapsular hematoma related to endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is an infrequent entity; this is the 14th reported case and the first with rupture.
Palabras llave : Ruptured hepatic subcapsular hematoma; endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; cholecholithiasis.