Abstract
We describe a patient in whom postoperative bleeding from the sphincteroplasty site was successfully controlled by infusion of epinephrine through a T-tube. This method may represent another alternative for the conservative treatment of patients, if they have a T-tube in situ, who bleed after sphincteroplasty or sphincterotomy.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Baker AR, Neoptolemos JP Leese T, Fossard DP (1987) Choledochoduodenostomy, transduodenal sphincteroplasty and sphincterotomy for calculi of the common bile duct. Surg Gynecol Obstet 164:245–251
Ramirez P, Parrilla P, Bueno FS, Abad YMP, Muelas MS, Candel MF, Robles R, Lujan J, Pellicer E (1993) Long-term results of surgical sphincterotomy in the treatment of choledocholithiasis. Surg Gynecol Obstet 176:246–250
Sugawa C (1989) Endoscopic diagnosis and treatment of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Surg Clin North Am 69:1167–1183
Peterson W (1990) Bleeding peptic ulcer — epidemiology and nonsurgical management. Gastroenterol Clin North Am 19:155–171
Hoffman BB, Lefkowitz RJ (1990) Catecholamines and sympathomimetic drugs. In: Gilman AG, Rall TW, Nies AS, Taylor P (eds) Goodman and Gilman’s pharmacological Basis of therapeutics. Pergamon, New York, pp 187–220.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
About this article
Cite this article
Yavuz, Y., Aktan, A.Ö. & Yeğen, C. Epinephrine infusion through the T-tube: Another alternative to control postoperative bleeding after sphincteroplasty. J Hep Bil Pancr Surg 3, 289–290 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02391029
Received:
Accepted:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02391029