title: [Congenital tracheobiliary fistula].
abstract: A case of congenital bronchobiliary fistula in a three-year old girl is reported. The patient was born after 40 weeks of gestation and referred due to a long history of respiratory tract problems. Bronchoscopy disclosed a third opening at the level of the carina. The opening was cannulated with an X-ray positive catheter, and a fistula crossing the diaphragm and communicating with the left hepatic duct was found. Cholescintigraphic examination (HIDA-scanning) confirmed the presence of the fistula, but found no evidence of abnormalities in the rest of the biliary system. The thoracic portion of the fistula was excised through a right side thoracotomy. The postoperative course was uncomplicated. HIDA-scanning one month after the operation showed normal uptake, and the girl's symptoms had disappeared.
authors.affiliation: Kirurgisk afdeling A, Odense Universitetshospital.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Duong
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lund-Sørensen
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sveinbjørnsson
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Mortensen
mesh_terms: D001658:Biliary Fistula / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery