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A Case of Cholethorax following Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangioscopy

Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases / Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases,
2008, v.65 no.2, pp.131-136











& (2008). A Case of Cholethorax following Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangioscopy. Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases, 65(2), 131-136.
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Abstract

Cholethorax (bilious pleural effusion) is an extravasation of bile into the thoracic cavity via a pleurobiliary fistula (and also a bronchobiliary fistula). It is an extremely rare complication of thoraco-abdominal injuries. It can be caused by congenital anomaly and also by hepatobiliary trauma, severe infection or iatrogenic procedures. The definitive diagnosis is made with aspiration of bilious fluid from the pleural space during thoracentesis, by finding a fistulous tract during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) or cholagioscopy, or with finding an abnormal pleural accumulation of radioisotope during hepatobiliary nuclear imaging. Its symptoms include coughing, fever, dyspnea and pleuritc chest pain. Herein we report on a case of cholethorax following performance of percutaneous transhepatic cholangioscopy (PTCS) to remove incidentally discovered common bile duct (CBD) stones.

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Biliary fistula, Pleural effusion, Bile, Cholangiography, Technetium Tc 99m Diethyl-iminodiacetic Acid

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