Bronchopleurobiliary fistula. A complication of intrahepatic biliary stent migration. 1988

H K Dasmahapatra, and J R Pepper
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.

We describe the management of bronchopleurobiliary fistula in a 56-year-old woman who underwent a (L) mastectomy with postoperative radio- and chemotherapy for advanced breast carcinoma and required insertion of inhabiliary Silastic stents for the relief of severe obstructive jaundice. During restaging of her carcinoma for further chemotherapy, she complained of dyspnea, right chest pain and productive cough with yellow sputum. Her chest x-ray film and thoraco-abdominal CT scan demonstrated right pleural effusion with a stent protruding through the right hemidiaphragm. The objective evidence of bile in the pleural aspirate with history of bile-stained sputum established the diagnosis of bronchopleurobiliary fistula resulting from biliary stent migration.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D010995 Pleural Diseases Diseases involving the PLEURA. Disease, Pleural,Diseases, Pleural,Pleural Disease
D011859 Radiography Examination of any part of the body for diagnostic purposes by means of X-RAYS or GAMMA RAYS, recording the image on a sensitized surface (such as photographic film). Radiology, Diagnostic X-Ray,Roentgenography,X-Ray, Diagnostic,Diagnostic X-Ray,Diagnostic X-Ray Radiology,X-Ray Radiology, Diagnostic,Diagnostic X Ray,Diagnostic X Ray Radiology,Diagnostic X-Rays,Radiology, Diagnostic X Ray,X Ray Radiology, Diagnostic,X Ray, Diagnostic,X-Rays, Diagnostic
D001983 Bronchial Fistula An abnormal passage or communication between a bronchus and another part of the body. Bronchial Fistulas,Fistula, Bronchial,Fistulas, Bronchial
D005260 Female Females
D005402 Fistula Abnormal communication most commonly seen between two internal organs, or between an internal organ and the surface of the body. Fistulas
D005547 Foreign Bodies Inanimate objects that become enclosed in the body. Foreign Objects,Gossypiboma,Retained Surgical Instruments,Retained Surgical Items,Retained Surgical Needle,Retained Surgical Sponge,Retained Surgical Tools,Textiloma,Bodies, Foreign,Body, Foreign,Foreign Body,Foreign Object,Gossypibomas,Object, Foreign,Objects, Foreign,Retained Surgical Instrument,Retained Surgical Item,Retained Surgical Needles,Retained Surgical Sponges,Retained Surgical Tool,Surgical Instrument, Retained,Surgical Instruments, Retained,Surgical Item, Retained,Surgical Items, Retained,Surgical Needle, Retained,Surgical Needles, Retained,Surgical Sponge, Retained,Surgical Sponges, Retained,Surgical Tool, Retained,Surgical Tools, Retained,Textilomas
D005548 Foreign-Body Migration Migration of a foreign body from its original location to some other location in the body. Foreign Body Migration,Foreign-Body Migrations,Migration, Foreign-Body,Migrations, Foreign-Body
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001652 Bile Ducts The channels that collect and transport the bile secretion from the BILE CANALICULI, the smallest branch of the BILIARY TRACT in the LIVER, through the bile ductules, the bile ducts out the liver, and to the GALLBLADDER for storage. Bile Duct,Duct, Bile,Ducts, Bile

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