Pneumoperitoneum after Endoscopic Duodenal Stent Insertion in a Patient with Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage and Biliary Stent: A Case Report

• Main Authors: Jinwoo Choi (Author), Min Ji Lee (Author), Hyodeok Lee (Author), Yook Kim (Author), Joung-Ho Han (Author), Seon Mee Park (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Early removal of a percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) tube commonly causes pneumoperitoneum. However, we encountered a patient who developed pneumoperitoneum even with an indwelling PTBD tube. An 84-year-old man was admitted with type III combined duodenal and biliary obstruction seco...