A Case of Cholethorax following Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangioscopy.
10.4046/trd.2008.65.2.131
- Author:
Chan Sung PARK
1
;
Soon Jung LEE
;
Gi Won DO
;
Ssang Yong OH
;
Hyun CHO
;
Min Su KIM
;
Il Ki HONG
;
Sung Jo BANG
;
Yang Jin JEGAL
;
Jong Joon AHN
;
Kwang Won SEO
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, Ulsan, Korea. kwseo@uuh.ulsan.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Biliary fistula;
Pleural effusion;
Bile;
Cholangiography;
Technetium Tc 99m Diethyl-iminodiacetic Acid
- MeSH:
Bile;
Biliary Fistula;
Chest Pain;
Cholangiography;
Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde;
Common Bile Duct;
Cough;
Dyspnea;
Fever;
Fistula;
Pleural Effusion;
Technetium Tc 99m Diethyl-iminodiacetic Acid;
Thoracic Cavity
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2008;65(2):131-136
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Cholethorax (bilious pleural effusion) is an extravasation of bile into the thoracic cavity via a pleurobiliary fistula (and also a bronchobiliary fistula). It is an extremely rare complication of thoraco-abdominal injuries. It can be caused by congenital anomaly and also by hepatobiliary trauma, severe infection or iatrogenic procedures. The definitive diagnosis is made with aspiration of bilious fluid from the pleural space during thoracentesis, by finding a fistulous tract during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) or cholagioscopy, or with finding an abnormal pleural accumulation of radioisotope during hepatobiliary nuclear imaging. Its symptoms include coughing, fever, dyspnea and pleuritc chest pain. Herein we report on a case of cholethorax following performance of percutaneous transhepatic cholangioscopy (PTCS) to remove incidentally discovered common bile duct (CBD) stones.
