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Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Biliary Drainage: Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Hepaticogastrostomy in Malignant Biliary Obstruction
Published on: March 25, 2022
Endosonographic and ERCP findings in COVID-19 critical illness cholangiopathy
Fateh Bazerbachi1, Luis Alejandro Servin-Abad2, Najib Nassani2
1Gastroenterology, CentraCare Hospital , USA.
Abstract:
A 56-year-old female developed deep jaundice months after struggling with critical illness due to COVID-19, requiring hemodialysis and tracheostomy. Lab tests included alkaline phosphatase 1,574 U/l, total bilirubin 11 mg/dl, alanine transaminase (ALT) 88 U/l and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) 101 U/l. Baseline liver tests were normal before illness. Anti-nuclear antibodies (ANA), IgG4 level and viral hepatitis were negaCritical illness cholangiopathy resulted in secondary sclerosing cholangitis. In this case, it is unclear whether the patient suffered these changes as a direct cause of COVID-19 or as a result of critical illness cholangiopathy. The overall prognosis is guarded given its progressive nature and likely need for liver transplantation.tive.
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