Endoscopic treatment of bronchobiliary fistula: report on 11 cases.
OBJECTIVE
There are reports of treatment of biliary cutaneous fistulae by endoscopically placed nasobiliary drains. We report our fistulae treatment results from this method.


METHODS
We treated 11 patients with bronchobiliary fistulas (BBFs) endoscopically during the last 6 years. In most cases, the BBF's were the result of Hydatid cyst operations. Six patients had simultaneous biliocutaneous fistula (BCF).


RESULTS
All BBFs and BCFs closed after the nasobiliary drain placement without any complication. Three patients who developed fistula recurrence healed with endoscopic treatment.


CONCLUSIONS
Endoscopic treatment is a viable alternative to surgical treatment.
Yilmaz
U
U
Department of Gastroenterology, Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Sahin
B
B
Hilmioglu
F
F
Tezel
A
A
Boyacioglu
S
S
Cumhur
T
T
D000328:Adult; D001658:Biliary Fistula / Q000628:therapy*; D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D017577:Cutaneous Fistula / Q000150:complications; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged