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Hyperbilirubinemia 73 mg/dl after Acute Suppurative Cholangitis is not always ‎Fatal, a Case Report

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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Hepatology

Abstract

Obstructive jaundice is a common  health problem with various complications including ‎liver dysfunction as well as systemic complications. Proper treatment of the underlying ‎etiology  should be the primary goal in management. However, different therapeutic ‎approaches have been tried in lowering the bilirubin serum levels when treatment of the ‎underlying cause is not feasible or unsatisfactory. These approaches include ‎extracorporeal liver support (e.g. molecular adsorbent recirculating system (MARS), ‎plasma exchange,  and charcoal. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of ‎marked hyperbilirubinemia that was successfully managed with combined ERCP and  ‎plasma ultrafiltration‏ ‏‎. This is a ‎case of acute suppurative cholangitis following cholethlisiasis treated by combined ‎biliary drainage with ERCP and ultrafiltration and although this exceptional high serum ‎bilirubin and impaired renal function, the patient  recovered..

DOI

10.21608/aeji.2022.119709.1201

Keywords

Hyperbilirubinemia, Ultrafiltration, renal impairement

Authors

First Name

Aya

Last Name

Mahros

MiddleName

M

Affiliation

Department of Hepatology, Gastroenterology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Kafrelsheikh ‎University, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt‎.‎

Email

yoye_85@hotmail.com

City

Kafrelsheikh

Orcid

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First Name

Amr

Last Name

Abdel Shafy

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt

Email

amrabdelshafynephro@gmail.com

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Orcid

-

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Emara

MiddleName

H

Affiliation

Department of Hepatology, Gastroenterology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Kafrelsheikh ‎University, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt‎.‎

Email

emara_20007@yahoo.com

City

KAFR ELSHIEKH

Orcid

0000-0002-1504-7851

Volume

12

Article Issue

1

Related Issue

31279

Issue Date

2022-03-01

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2022-02-03

Publish Date

2022-03-01

Page Start

99

Page End

102

Print ISSN

2090-7613

Online ISSN

2090-7184

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13

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Case report

Type Code

622

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Journal

Publication Title

Afro-Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases

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https://aeji.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

Hyperbilirubinemia 73 mg/dl after Acute Suppurative Cholangitis is not always ‎Fatal, a Case Report

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22 Jan 2023