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Splenic trauma following endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)

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Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a safe diagnostic and therapeutic procedure. Splenic injury after ERCP is extremely rare and only two cases have been reported in the English literature. A subscapsular splenic hematoma is reported after ERCP and the mechanism of injury and possible preventive measures are discussed.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Medical Center, First Avenue and Sixteenth Street, 10003, New York, NY, USA

    A. Y. Lo, M. Washington & M. G. Fischer

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Lo, A.Y., Washington, M. & Fischer, M.G. Splenic trauma following endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). Surg Endosc 8, 692–693 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00678569

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