Abstract

REYES MEDINA, Gustavo Adolfo; PINTO CARTA, Renzo; SIERRA ARANGO, Fernando  and  CABRERA VARGAS, Luis Felipe. Case report of a pulmonary air embolism secondary to endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in a liver transplant patient. Rev Col Gastroenterol [online]. 2018, vol.33, n.4, pp.464-468. ISSN 0120-9957.  https://doi.org/10.22516/25007440.191.

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is one of the most important therapeutic resources for management of biliary complications of liver transplantation. However, several complications including acute pancreatitis, hemorrhage, perforations, infections and cardiopulmonary adverse events can occur. Air embolisms occur very infrequently but are severe and potentially fatal complications. We report a case of post-ERCP embolism in a 55-year-old woman with a history of liver transplantation and stenosis of the biliary anastomosis. The clinical presentation, the diagnosis, the treatment and the possible mechanisms involved in this complication are discussed.

Keywords : Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP); complications; air embolism; liver transplant.

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