Clin Endosc.  2023 Jul;56(4):531-533. 10.5946/ce.2022.103.

Successful treatment of a refractory bile leak with endoclips during percutaneous necrosectomy

• Yost KCK
• Aguon PAM
• Suchartlikitwong S
• Haddad N
• Rawal N
• Mounzer R
• Pitea TC

• KMID: 2544577
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2022.103

Figure

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  Fig. 1. Fluoroscopic image of active contrast extravasation consistent with biliary leak (arrows).

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  Fig. 2. Endoscopic view of the 2 cm bile wall defect (arrows) via a percutaneous approach.

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  Fig. 3. Endoscopic view after the bile duct wall defect was repaired with endoclips via a percutaneous approach. Arrow demonstrates the repaired bile duct wall defect.

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  Fig. 4. Fluoroscopic image 3 months after percutaneous repair of common bile duct defect with endoclips with no contrast extravasation. Arrows demonstrate lack of contrast extravasation, consistent with repaired common bile duct.

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