A Case of Bronchobiliary Fistula as a Complication of Radiofrequency Ablation / 결핵및호흡기질환
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
;
: 228-231, 2012.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-154551
ABSTRACT
Bronchobiliary fistula (BBF), defined as an abnormal communication between the biliary duct and bronchial trees, is a very rare condition. Bilioptysis is a pathognomonic finding for BBF. We studied a 58-year-old man, who had a BBF complicated by liver biloma that occurred after radiofrequency ablation. The diagnosis was confirmed by the presence of bile-stained sputum and an Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography. BBF was treated successfully by endoscopic sphincterotomy and biliary drainage with insertion of a double pig-tail plastic stent into the biloma. We suggest that the optimal choice of treatment modality for BBF depends on the natural course of the underlying disease, and the status of the biliary stricture.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Plastics
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Sputum
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Stents
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Drainage
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Biliary Fistula
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Bronchial Fistula
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Sphincterotomy, Endoscopic
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Catheter Ablation
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Constriction, Pathologic
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Fistula
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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