A Novel Approach to Localizing and Treating Post-surgical Hemobilia With Combined Radiofrequency Ablation and Biliary Stent Placement.

William K Oelsner, James Laney, Kristie Liao, Arslan Kahloon, George Philips

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William K OelsnerDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine - Chattanooga, Chattanooga, USA.

James LaneyDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine - Chattanooga, Chattanooga, USA.

Kristie LiaoDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine - Chattanooga, Chattanooga, USA.

Arslan KahloonDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine - Chattanooga, Chattanooga, USA.

George PhilipsDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.

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Abstract

Hemobilia is a rare but potentially life-threatening condition that has traditionally been treated with biliary stent placement. However, this method is often inadequate for localizing bleeding and is prone to recurrence. Recently, advances in cholangioscopy have offered both direct visualization of hemobilia and expanded treatment modalities. Here, we propose a novel approach to identifying and treating recurrent post-surgical hemobilia using cholangioscopy in conjunction with dual radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and biliary stent placement in a 78-year-old man who developed a biliary leak, intrahepatic infection, and recurrent hemobilia after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

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endobiliary radiofrequency ablationendoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ercp)hemobilia treatmentlaparoscopic cholecystectomy complicationspost-surgical hemobiliaspyglass cholangioscopyupper gastrointestinal bleeding

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PMID40452683

DOI10.7759/cureus.83312

PMCPMC12126174

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