Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Bronchobiliary fistula after traumatic liver rupture: a case report |
| Authors: |
Teng Zhou, Wenming Wu, Chao Cheng, Hui Wang, Xiaochuan Hu, Zhenhui Jiang |
| Source: |
Journal of Medical Case Reports, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2024) |
| Publisher Information: |
BMC, 2024. |
| Publication Year: |
2024 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Medicine |
| Subject Terms: |
Bronchobiliary fistula, Trauma, Liver rupture, Medicine |
| More Details: |
Abstract Introduction Bronchobiliary fistulas are rare and difficult to treat. Peacock first reported this entity in 1850 while treating a patient with hepatic encopresis. Case presentation A 67-year-old Chinese male patient presented to the outpatient clinic with a complaint of coughing up phlegm with chest tightness for 4 days with symptoms of intermittent bilirubin sputum with a sputum volume of about 500 ml per day but no symptoms of abdominal pain or jaundice and no yellow urine or steatorrhea. The examination revealed cyanosis of the lips and mouth, barrel chest, low breath sounds on the right side, and a large number of wet rales heard in both lungs. The imaging investigations were suggestive of bronchobiliary fistula. Therefore, the patient was operated on and discharged with no perioperative complications. Conclusion Bronchobiliary fistula should be considered diagnostically in patients with known liver disease who also experience trauma or medical treatment and cough up bile-colored sputum, regardless of the presence of concurrent infections, and in conjunction with radiological expertise to identify it. Here, we report a case of bronchobiliary fistula and a brief review of the literature on it. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
1752-1947 |
| Relation: |
https://doaj.org/toc/1752-1947 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s13256-024-04620-1 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/905a596ffcb1432881405c42b596169e |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.905a596ffcb1432881405c42b596169e |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
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