title: Pseudo-obstruction of the biliary tract associated with a traumatic biliary fistula.
abstract: Documentation of a biliary fistula as a complication of hepatic trauma may be made simply and noninvasively using radionuclide cholescintigraphy. This report describes the utility of this approach in the evaluation of the pathophysiology underlying apparent biliary obstruction in a patient with a large traumatic biliary fistula.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001658:Biliary Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007098:Imino Acids; D008297:Male; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium
chemical_list: D007098:Imino Acids; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D013667:Technetium; C003693:technetium Tc 99m PIPIDA