title: Closure of cystic duct stump leak by nasobiliary tube drainage.
abstract: We report a case of symptomatic bile ascites persisting 6 weeks after cholecystectomy from a cystic stump leak. We describe the successful endoscopic treatment of post-cholecystectomy bile ascites using a nasobiliary drain and propose this method of treatment as an alternative to surgical intervention and external drainage in selected cases.
authors: Department of Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia.
authors: J S
authors: JS
authors: Barthel
authors: S V
authors: SV
authors: Sastri
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Landsbaum
mesh_terms: D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D001646:Bile; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal; D008875:Middle Aged