This case involves a middle-aged male patient who suffered complications following gallbladder surgery. The patient required an endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP) to determine proper treatment course. Within days of receiving the ERCP, the patient became infected with E. Coli. A microbiologist familiar with…
This case involves a man who retained a stone in his bile duct following a surgery on his gallbladder. An endoscopic visualization procedure known as an ERCP was performed, after which physicians noted that there may have been a perforation…
This case involves a 55-year-old male who presented to the hospital with classic symptoms of chronic and acute gallbladder dysfunction. Ultrasound confirmed the presence of several gallstones and gallbladder thickening. The attending surgeon insisted that a hepatobiliary (HIDA) scan study…
This case involves a male patient who presented to the ER with acute abdominal pain. He was diagnosed with gallstones, however it was noted that there was no evidence of obstruction. The decision was made to take the patient for…
This case takes place in Indiana and involves a 69 year old female who underwent a  laparoscopic cholecystectomy with placement of stent. At time of stent removal, ERCP determines stent has migrated to the small bowel. Report of ERCP indicates…
This case takes place in Missouri and involves a 59 year old male who presented to his PCP with signs of obstructive jaundice. His primary care physician refers him for a CT scan and the initial CT scan showed a…
This clinical pharmacology case involves a thirty-three-year-old female patient who presented to the emergency room with severe abdominal pain associated with nausea and vomiting. An abdominal sonogram was performed revealing gallstones and a clinical diagnosis of cholelithiasis. The patient was stabilized…
