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Hepatobiliary involvement is a less common manifestation of abdominal tuberculosis. We present the case of a 42-year-old female who presented with fever, abdominal pain, and jaundice of 2 months duration. 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography done for disease evaluation suggested the likely possibility of cholangiocarcinoma but excision biopsy from periportal lymph node later confirmed a granulomatous etiology and she was successfully treated with antitubercular therapy.
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ABSTRACT: Esophago-pulmonary fistulas are very less reported in literature. 18F-FDG PET/CT scan is routinely used for evaluation of patients of carcinoma esophagus. We present a case of carcinoma esophagus with acquired esophago-pulmonary fistula diagnosed on 18F-FDG PET/CT scan.
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Emergencies , Esophageal Neoplasms/complications , Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 , Incidental Findings , Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography , Respiratory Tract Fistula/complications , Respiratory Tract Fistula/diagnostic imaging , Female , Humans , Male , Middle AgedABSTRACT
Bronchobiliary fistula (BFF) is an abnormal communication between the biliary tree and airway. A patient usually presents with cough and bilioptysis, and at times, it poses diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. This case demonstrates the usefulness of cholescintigraphy with single-photon emission computerized tomography in diagnosing BFF in case of hydatid cyst of the liver.
