Pleurobiliary fistula secondary to choledocholithiasis --- a rare entity.
Pleurobiliary fistula secondary to common bile duct obstruction due to stone is a very rare clinical entity. A 55-year-old female patient presented in the emergency department with features of septicaemia with left pleural effusion. Intercostal tube drainage drained 5 L of bile on the first day and around 500-600 mL of bile each day subsequently. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreaticography showed choledocholithiasis with pleurobiliary fistula. The patient underwent bilioenteric bypass and ligation of the fistulous tract with complete cure.
Jain
Sudhir Kumar
SK
Department of Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India. sudhirkumar11@gmail.com
Gupta
Amit
A
Kaza
Ram Chandra Murti
RC
D001658:Biliary Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D042883:Choledocholithiasis / Q000150:complications*; D003964:Diaphragm; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000209:etiology