Percutaneous Treatment of a Bronchobiliary Fistula Caused by Cholelithiasis: Case Report.
10.3348/jkrs.2004.51.4.441
- Author:
Jae Soo KIM
1
;
Jin Jong YOU
Author Information
1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, GyeongSang National University Hospital. jjyou@nongae.gsnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Bile ducts, calculi;
Fistula, biliary;
Fistula, pulmonary;
Interventional procedures
- MeSH:
Aged;
Biliary Fistula;
Calculi;
Cholelithiasis*;
Drainage;
Fistula*;
Humans;
Liver
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
2004;51(4):441-444
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Bronchobiliary fistulae are rare disorders, with inflammatory diseases of the liver, trauma, previous surgery and biliary obstruction being frequent causative factors. Endoscopic or transhepatic biliary drainage has been used successfully to avoid surgical treatment. We describe a case of a bronchobiliary fistula in a 78-year-old man with biliary obstruction caused by impacted calculi. Without surgical or endoscopic intervention, fistulae were treated by percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage and removal of calculi, in conjunction with balloon sphincteroplasty.
