#Acute suppurative cholangitis


keywords: #Acute suppurative cholangitis, common bile duct, ERCP, cholangiogram, #stent.

A 38-year-old lactating woman presented with severe epigastric pain that is referred to the back was admitted to the endoscopy unit.

fig4( insertion of plastic stent into the CBD)

fig3( cholangiogram of CBD and intrahepatic bile ducts

fig2(cholangiogram of CBD)

Fig1( cannulation of CBD using guidewire and ERCPcannula)

. Abdominal ultrasound revealed gall bladder stones, diagnosed 4 years ago and dilated CBD with a stone in its lumen. Laboratory investigations showed leukocytosis, white blood cell count 12.4 × 103, normal range (4.3-10.8×103 ), international normalized ratio 1,32 (normal range 1-1.7 ), alanine aminotransferase 233, (normal up to 40 IU/L ), aspartate aminotransferase 398, (normal up to 40 IU/L ), lipase 40( normal < 60U/L ). The patient underwent endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. The scope revealed normally located papilla. Cannulation was done using an ERCP cannula, a cholangiogram revealed mildly dilated CBD. A wide sphincterotomy was done. The scope also showed an excessive amount of pus, whitish color coming out from the papilla denoting #acute suppurative cholangitis. Plastic stent 9×10 French was deployed into the CBD. Also, the stent opening showing pus coming out from the stent opening.

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