Don ’t Forget about the Sump! An Uncommon Complication Many Years after a Choledochoduodenostomy

We present the case of a 72-year-old male patient with multiple comorbidities. He presented to the ER because of recurrent episodes of cholangitis; after having obtained the patient’s medical records, lab and image studies, the latter showed pneumobilia. After considering all the results plus the pneumobilia we suspect the presence of this uncommon complication of CDS. The patient was subjected to an unsuccessful endoscopic treatment followed by surgery, after which he showed signs of improvement and adequate evolution till hospital discharge.Case Rep Gastroenterol 2021;15:365 –371
Source: Case Reports in Gastroenterology - Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: research