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Fatal pneumoperitoneum following endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography confirmed by post-mortem computed tomography

Authors: Ann Sophie Schröder, Axel Heinemann, Hideyuki Nushida, Jan Peter Sperhake

Published in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology | Issue 3/2015

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We present the case of an 80-year-old female who died in intensive care after unsuccessful resuscitation within 4 h after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). The patient was scheduled for an ERCP because of intermittent abdominal pain, hyperbilirubinemia, elevated liver enzymes, and dilated intrahepatic ducts diagnosed by abdominal contrast computed tomography. She had several comorbidities and her clinical history included dementia, breast cancer, diabetes mellitus, and chronic renal insufficiency. …

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Title: Fatal pneumoperitoneum following endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography confirmed by post-mortem computed tomography
Authors: Ann Sophie Schröder
Axel Heinemann
Hideyuki Nushida
Jan Peter Sperhake
Publication date: 01-09-2015
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology / Issue 3/2015
Print ISSN: 1547-769X
Electronic ISSN: 1556-2891
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-015-9678-4

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