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Medical & Surgical Ophthalmology Research

Endogenous Endophthalmitis with Resultant Visual Loss Secondary to Biliary Sepsis

Submission: July 30, 2018; Published: October 31, 2018

DOI: 10.31031/MSOR.2018.02.000544

ISSN: 2578-0360
Volume2 Issue4

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A 63-year-old gentleman initially presented with abdominal pain and jaundice. Ultrasound scan demonstrated gallbladder sludge with common bile duct and intra-hepatic biliary duct dilatation. Subsequent abdominal CT scan demonstrated an obstructed distal common bile duct of unclear etiology. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) confirmed a malignant stricture resistant to cannulation with brush cytology indicating a cholangiocarcinoma. Subsequent percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram (PTC) with stent insertion decompressed the biliary system.

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