Acute kidney injury due to high-output external biliary drainage in a patient with malignant obstructive jaundice: a case report

Abstract Background Persistent high output is a rare but potentially serious complication of percutaneous biliary drainage. Case presentation A 68-year-old Sinhalese woman with a palliative self-expanding metal stent placed for an inoperable hilar cholangiocarcinoma presented with worsening obstruct...

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Main Authors: Umesh Jayarajah, Oshan Basnayake, Pradeep Kumara Wijerathne, Sivasuriya Sivaganesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-019-2195-4