Severe hyponatraemia due to high output external biliary drainage corrected with bile refeeding: A case report.

Authors :: Subasinghe D
Dassanayake P
Jayasinghe R
Pathmanathan S
Dassanyake V
Sivaganesh S
Source :: SAGE open medical case reports [SAGE Open Med Case Rep] 2024 Mar 08; Vol. 12, pp. 2050313X241237612. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Mar 08 (Print Publication: 2024).
Publication Year :: 2024
Abstract: Hyponatraemia is an uncommon complication of external biliary drainage. We report on a 62-year-old male with hilar cholangiocarcinoma who developed refractory severe hyponatraemia despite sodium replacement during preoperative external biliary drainage. Nasojejunal bile refeeding restored sodium levels to normal.<br />Competing Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.<br /> (© The Author(s) 2024.)

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