Biliary pleural fistula detected by hepatobiliary scintigraphy. 2005

May L Yong, and Judith M Joyce, and Lee M Weinberg, and Neil A Christie
Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.

A biliary pleural fistula is a rare complication secondary to trauma, infection, malignancy, biliary disease, malignancies, or percutaneous procedures. Its presence may be suggested by the development of a right pleural effusion in a patient with such history and can be confirmed with a hepatobiliary scan or endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. Patients are treated with antibiotics and the fistula usually spontaneously closes. If after 2 weeks the fistula persists, percutaneous drainage, sphincterotomy, or biliary stent placement can be performed to promote healing of the fistula. In complicated cases, open thoracic surgery or video-assisted thoracic surgery may be required.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008099 Liver A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that is responsible for detoxification, metabolism, synthesis and storage of various substances. Livers
D010995 Pleural Diseases Diseases involving the PLEURA. Disease, Pleural,Diseases, Pleural,Pleural Disease
D011877 Radionuclide Imaging The production of an image obtained by cameras that detect the radioactive emissions of an injected radionuclide as it has distributed differentially throughout tissues in the body. The image obtained from a moving detector is called a scan, while the image obtained from a stationary camera device is called a scintiphotograph. Gamma Camera Imaging,Radioisotope Scanning,Scanning, Radioisotope,Scintigraphy,Scintiphotography,Imaging, Gamma Camera,Imaging, Radionuclide
D005704 Gallbladder A storage reservoir for BILE secretion. Gallbladder allows the delivery of bile acids at a high concentration and in a controlled manner, via the CYSTIC DUCT to the DUODENUM, for degradation of dietary lipid. Gallbladders
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D000369 Aged, 80 and over Persons 80 years of age and older. Oldest Old
D001658 Biliary Fistula Abnormal passage in any organ of the biliary tract or between biliary organs and other organs. Biliary Fistulas,Fistula, Biliary,Fistulas, Biliary
D001659 Biliary Tract The BILE DUCTS and the GALLBLADDER. Biliary System,Biliary Tree,System, Biliary,Tract, Biliary,Tree, Biliary

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