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[Bronchobiliary fistula. Report of a case]
Pablo Galindo Orrego1, Janeth Bejarano Rengifo1, Christian Labrador López1
1Universidad del Rosario. Bogotá, Colombia.
Abstract:
Bronchobiliary fistula (BBF) is an abnormal communication between the biliary tract and the bronchial tree. Is an infrequent condition, usually secondary to a local infectious process or a traumatic event. Bilioptisis is pathognomonic. We present the case of a 37 year old woman with secondary biliary cirrhosis, in list for liver transplantation, with several episodes of cholangitis and carrier of external biliary diverivation, who presented bilioptisis and HIDA scintigraphy with SPECT confirmed BBF. This case was resolved with percutaneous derivation of the biliary tract.
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