Let’s talk bile leaks and cholangitis — Join general surgery resident Dr. Usman Panni for a discussion with expert transplant and biliary surgeon Dr. Adeel Khan. This episode of the Washington Manual of Surgery Podcast will focus on benign biliary diseases, including choledocholithiasis and acute cholangitis, and serves as an additional companion to Chapter 18 of the 9th edition of the bestselling Washington Manual of Surgery.

In this episode of the Washington Manual of Surgery podcast, Dr. Adeel Khan discusses the management of post-cholecystectomy biloma/bile leaks. He also provides insight into the assessment and management of choledocholithiasis and acute cholangitis.

Guest Host:

Usman Panni, MD – General surgery resident at WashU Medicine.

Guest:

Adeel S. Khan, MD, MPH – Dr. Khan is a transplant surgeon and a hepatopancreatobiliary surgeon. He is a professor of surgery at WashU Medicine. Dr. Khan is an award-winning robotic surgeon, whose practice focuses on laparoscopic and robotic surgery of the liver, pancreas and bile ducts, with a special interest in liver tumors (primary and metastatic), pancreatic cancer, cancer of the gallbladder and bile duct, and benign hepatobiliary and pancreatic conditions.

Show notes:

• Acute cholangitis signs:
  • Charcot’s triad: Fever, jaundice, RUQ pain.
  • Reynold’s pentad: Charcot’s triad with hypotension and altered mental status.

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