Congenital bronchobiliary fistula: MRI appearance.
Congenital bronchobiliary fistula (CBBF) is a rare anomaly. Twenty-three cases have been reported since the anomaly was first described in 1952. Most of these cases were diagnosed by bronchoscopy, cholangiography, or hepatobiliary nuclear imaging. Our case of a newborn with bilious emesis with CBBF was depicted by T1-weighted gradient-echo MRI sequences.
Hourigan
Jon S
JS
Department of Surgery, T.C. Thompson Children's Hospital and University of Tennessee School of Medicine-Chattanooga Branch, Chattanooga, TN 37403, USA.
Carr
Michael G
MG
Burton
Edward M
EM
Ledbetter
Joel C
JC
D001649:Bile Duct Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D001658:Biliary Fistula / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome