title: Endoscopic treatment of postoperative biliary leak.
abstract: External biliary leak is a rare complication of biliary tract surgery. We report six cases in which postoperative biliary-cutaneous fistulae were treated successfully by endoscopic sphincterotomy and endoprosthesis placement. This procedure is safe, associated with minimum morbidity and appears to be a viable alternative to surgery in the management of biliary leaks.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Panjagutta, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: D V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Sreenivas
authors.forename: Y R
authors.initials: YR
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001658:Biliary Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001660:Biliary Tract Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D017577:Cutaneous Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D016717:Sphincterotomy, Endoscopic / Q000379:methods*; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome