International Journal of Gastrointestinal Intervention 2024;13(2):60-62

doi:10.18528/ijgii240005

Why is my phlegm green? A rare case of bronchobiliary fistula

Deepak SASIKUMAR 1 ; Vikramaditya RAWAT ; Meghraj INGLE ; Shamsher Singh CHAUHAN ; Chintan TAILOR ; Saiprasad LAD ; Yatin LUNAGARIYA ; Shivani CHOPRA ; Vinay BORKAR ; Mit SHAH ; Motij Kumar DALAI

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Republic of Korea

Language

English

Abstract

Bronchobiliary fistula is a very rare entity that presents with bilioptysis. We present a noteworthy case involving a patient with portal cavernoma cholangiopathy complicated by cholangitis and bronchobiliary fistula. The diagnosis was established through high-resolution computed tomography of the thorax and bronchoscopic evaluation. Subsequently, the patient underwent endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography with stenting of the common bile duct. Remarkably, the bronchobiliary fistula resolved 1 month after the procedure.