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Subcutaneous emphysema and pneumothorax following endoscopic sphincterotomy
1University of Melbourne, Department of Surgery, Repatriation General Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.
The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery
|November 1, 1989
Abstract:
Endoscopic sphincterotomy is a commonly performed procedure for recurrent stones and retained stones in the common bile duct. This procedure, however, has significant morbidity and mortality. A complication, which appears to be unique, of endoscopic sphincterotomy leading to a right pneumothorax and subcutaneous emphysema is reported.