Case Report
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World J Clin Cases. Sep 6, 2021; 9(25): 7484-7489
Published online Sep 6, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i25.7484
Octreotide-induced acute life-threatening gallstones after vicarious contrast medium excretion: A case report
Zong-Hong Han, Zhong-Ming He, Wen-Hua Chen, Cao-Ye Wang, Qi Wang
Zong-Hong Han, Zhong-Ming He, Wen-Hua Chen, Cao-Ye Wang, Qi Wang, Department of Interventional Radiology, The First People’s Hospital of Changzhou, Changzhou 213003, Jiangsu Province, China
Author contributions: Han ZH and Wang CY conceived and designed the research; He ZM and Chen WH acquired data; Han ZH and Wang Q prepared and revised the manuscript; Chen WH provided helpful suggestions about the study; All authors issued final approval of the version for submission.
Supported by the Changzhou Commission of Health, No. WZ201904.
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Corresponding author: Qi Wang, MD, Chief Doctor, Department of Interventional Radiology, The First People’s Hospital of Changzhou, No. 185 Juqian Street, Changzhou 213003, Jiangsu Province, China. czwangqi666@sina.com
Received: January 16, 2021
Peer-review started: January 16, 2021
First decision: April 29, 2021
Revised: May 12, 2021
Accepted: July 16, 2021
Article in press: July 16, 2021
Published online: September 6, 2021
Core Tip

Core Tip: Vicarious contrast medium (CM) excretion (VCME) through the hepatobiliary system is well known. Long-term octreotide treatment can increase the incidence of gallstones. In this case, acute gallstones may have been induced by octreotide after VCME through the hepatobiliary system. When the CM was excreted into the hepatobiliary system, which was retained for a long time and concentrated by octreotide, it might change the physicochemical properties of bile and decreased nucleation time, finally resulting in the formation of acute gallstones.