Waltman Walter syndrome
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Waltman Walter syndrome[1] is characterized by accumulation of bile in the right subphrenic or subhepatic space, even when provision for drainage appears to have been adequate after a cholecystectomy. It is named for Dr. Waltman Walters, an abdominal surgeon at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.
Symptoms and signs
[edit]Upper abdominal or chest pain associated with tachycardia and persistently low blood pressure due to compression on IVC are cardinal signs and are mistaken for coronary thrombosis.
Diagnosis
[edit]Ultrasonography will show collection in subphrenic or subhepatic space.
Treatment
[edit]Abdominal reexploration and drainage of bile is curative.
References
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