Bilithorax after attempted transhepatic biliary decompression.
Bile in the pleural cavity (bilithorax) is very uncommon. A biliary-pleural fistula, resulting from hepatic puncture performed for biliary decompression in obstructive jaundice, led us to review the literature.
Department of Surgery A Barzilai Medical Center, Ashkelon, Israel.
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D000368:Aged; D001646:Bile; D001662:Biliary Tract Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications