Porto-biliary fistula and portal hypertension due to gallstones. A case report.
This paper reports a patient presenting with obstructive jaundice in whom a percutaneous cholangiogram demonstrated a fistula between the common bile duct and the portal vein, causing portal hypertension. The complications of gallstones are numerous but the formation of a porto-biliary fistula is extremely rare and as a cause of portal hypertension has not been previously reported.
D001658:Biliary Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003137:Common Bile Duct Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011169:Portal Vein