Air Embolism after Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in a Patient with Budd Chiari Syndrome

Joint Authors

Felipe Buitrago, Andrés
Wills-Sanin, Beatriz
Cárdenas, Yenny R.
Polanco, Lucas
Rivero, Oscar
Suarez, Sebastian

Source

Case Reports in Critical Care

Issue

Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-4, 4 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2014-11-18

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

4

Main Subjects

Diseases

Abstract EN

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is a procedure commonly used for the diagnosis and treatment of various pancreatic and biliary diseases.

Air embolism is a rare complication, which may be associated with this procedure.

This condition can be manifested as cardiopulmonary instability and/or neurological symptoms.

Known risk factors include: sphincterotomy; application of air with high intramural pressure; anatomic abnormalities; and chronic hepatobiliary inflammation.

It is important for the health-care staff, including anesthesiologists, interventional gastroenterologists, and critical care specialists, amongst others, to promptly recognize air embolism and to initiate therapy in a timely fashion, thus preventing potentially fatal outcomes.

We submit a brief review of the literature and a case report of air embolism which occurred in the immediate postoperative stage of an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, performed in a woman with a history of liver transplantation due to Budd Chiari syndrome and biliary stricture.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Wills-Sanin, Beatriz& Cárdenas, Yenny R.& Polanco, Lucas& Rivero, Oscar& Suarez, Sebastian& Felipe Buitrago, Andrés. 2014. Air Embolism after Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in a Patient with Budd Chiari Syndrome. Case Reports in Critical Care،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1016880

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Wills-Sanin, Beatriz…[et al.]. Air Embolism after Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in a Patient with Budd Chiari Syndrome. Case Reports in Critical Care No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1016880

American Medical Association (AMA)

Wills-Sanin, Beatriz& Cárdenas, Yenny R.& Polanco, Lucas& Rivero, Oscar& Suarez, Sebastian& Felipe Buitrago, Andrés. Air Embolism after Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in a Patient with Budd Chiari Syndrome. Case Reports in Critical Care. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1016880

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1016880