Chi K D, Waxman I
Section of Endoscopy and Therapeutics, University of Chicago, Chicago, USA.
Endoscopy. 2004 Nov;36(11):1019-21. doi: 10.1055/s-2004-825861.
Complications of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) that are associated with the guide wire are fortunately rare, but may be more common than is reported. We describe the case of a 43-year-old woman with obstructive jaundice from metastatic pancreatic cancer who underwent an elective ERCP for biliary stent placement. This was complicated by guide wire-associated injury that resulted in the development and eventual rupture of a subcapsular hepatic hematoma and which was successfully treated with nonsurgical management. If identified and treated rapidly, using a multidisciplinary approach (i. e., with medical, interventional radiology, and surgical input), such patients can be conservatively managed.
