Ercp Case Study

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ERCP can be used both for diagnostic as well as therapeutic purposes. The main indications are choledocholithiasis, strictures, diagnosis and management of biliary and pancreatic neoplasms and post operative management of bile leaks after cholecystectomy. The main complications of ERCP are pancreatitis, hemorrhage, perforation, infection and rarely retroperitoneal abscess following perforation. We report a case of 90 year old women who presented with shortness of breath and was found to have retroperitoneal abscess on radiological imaging as an incidental finding. Case Report: A 89 year old female with past medical history of hypertension presented with shortness of breath for four days. She recently had ERCP with sphincterotomy and stent placement

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