Hemobilia confirmed with endoscope following bile duct metallic stent placement
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A Case of Successful Placement of a Fully Covered Metallic Stent for Hemobilia Secondary to Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Bile Duct Invasion
Hemobilia represents gastrointestinal bleeding that develops as a result of communication between blood vessels and the biliary tract, which causes the blood to reach the duodenal papilla. It is characterized by biliary colic as the initial symptom, and the complications of cholangitis, obstructive jaundice and/or anemia. In general, definitive diagnosis is made by esophagogastroduodenoscopy wh...
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عنوان ژورنال: Progress of Digestive Endoscopy
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1348-9844,2187-4999
DOI: 10.11641/pde.96.1_210