title: [Bronchobiliary fistula in carcinoma of the hepatic duct bifurcation].
abstract: Carcinoma of the hepatic duct bifurcation was diagnosed in a 67-year-old women with obstructive jaundice. As metastatic spread could not be demonstrated the carcinoma was removed with a view of achieving a cure (hemihepatectomy, resection of the hepatic duct and the bifurcation, cholecystectomy and hepatojejunostomy). Histological examination indicated adenocarcinoma of the biliary tract. Seven months postoperatively the patient was found to be cachectic and cough up greenish liquid sputum. Bilirubin concentration in sputum was 500 mumol/l. There was no jaundice and total bilirubin concentration was 33 mumol/l. Alkaline phosphatase was 508 U/l, but GOT and GPT were normal (23 U/l and 21 U/l). Computed tomography confirmed the clinical diagnosis of a biliobronchial fistula. The patient died 9 days after renewed hospitalization of tumour cachexia. The biliobronchial fistula was found at necropsy.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Innere Medizin, Spital Limmattal, Schlieren.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Junga
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Caduff
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Christen
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kistler
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D001658:Biliary Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006500:Hepatic Duct, Common; D006801:Humans; D007583:Jejunum / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Biliobronchiale Fistel bei Hepaticusgabelkarzinom.