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Congenital tracheobiliary fistula. 1994

G A Tekant, and V T Joseph, and S L Cheah

Department of Paediatric Surgery, Singapore General Hospital.

A case of congenital tracheobiliary fistula with absent common bile duct is reported. The patient presented with repeated aspiration pneumonia, and the diagnosis was established during bronchoscopy. Excision of the fistula and cholecystoduodenostomy were successful. This is the fourth reported case of its type and the first one to survive surgical treatment. The condition is a rare cause of respiratory distress in neonates and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of intractable aspiration pneumonia.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007231	Infant, Newborn	An infant during the first 28 days after birth.	Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D003135	Common Bile Duct	The largest bile duct. It is formed by the junction of the CYSTIC DUCT and the COMMON HEPATIC DUCT.	Choledochus,Bile Duct, Common,Common Bile Ducts,Duct, Common Bile
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
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
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
D014133	Tracheal Diseases	Diseases involving the TRACHEA.	Disease, Tracheal,Diseases, Tracheal,Tracheal Disease