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Bilorrhea secondary to bronchobiliary fistula
A H Olivencia-Yurvati1, Christine Rollins
11 Department of Surgery, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas.
Abstract:
Bronchobiliary fistula (BBF) is a rare condition which occurs most commonly as a complication of hydatid cyst liver disease. The following report describes a patient who presented with biliptysis 6 months following decortication of an empyema that had occurred following partial hepatectomy of a colon cancer metastasis. This is the only case to our knowledge that describes the presentation of a BBF in this context. The patient was diagnosed with BBF and successfully underwent open thoracotomy for fistulectomy and repair.
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