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Endoscopic management of a bronchobiliary fistula
M Khandelwal1, N Inverso, R Conter
1Department of Medicine, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State University School of Medicine, Hershey, USA.
Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology
|September 1, 1996
Abstract:
A bronchobiliary fistula is a rare entity that manifests as bilioptysis. We report a 73-year-old woman with a hepato-cellular carcinoma who developed a bronchobiliary fistula. Endoscopic biliary sphincterotomy and insertion of a prosthesis led to successful resolution of symptoms and restoration of normal bile flow. We review the pertinent literature and the basis for management.