What question did this study set out to answer?

To explore the occurrence of cholangiogram-like patterns on abdominal X-rays following sphincterotomy procedures.

March 27, 2026BMJ Case Reports0 citations

Cholangiogram-like appearance on abdominal X-ray due to post-sphincterotomy aerobilia

JGJoseph M. GrahamRoyal Sussex County Hospital MKMohammad Fawad Khattak JRJ. W. RyleyUniversity of Leeds

Key Points

To explore the occurrence of cholangiogram-like patterns on abdominal X-rays following sphincterotomy procedures.
Case study of an elderly woman
Analysis of abdominal X-ray findings
Review of medical history regarding ERCP and previous biliary issues
Identification of aerobilia on X-ray resembling cholangiogram
Background of biliary sepsis and choledocholithiasis noted
Complications post-ERCP resulted in distinctive imaging findings

Abstract

A woman in her 80s was referred to gastroenterology as an outpatient for a scheduled endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). Five months earlier, the patient had been admitted to the intensive care unit for biliary sepsis secondary to choledocholithiasis. She had an emergency

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