title: Management of biliopleural fistula after transarterial chemoembolization of a liver lesion.
abstract: A case of a biliopleural fistula with a biloma occurring after superselective hepatic transarterial chemoembolization ablation of a metastatic hepatic carcinoid is described. The presentation was complicated by choledocholithiasis. The biloma was successfully treated with endoscopic drainage.
authors.affiliation: The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, New York 11201, USA. amir.s.butt@gmail.com
authors.forename: Amir Shahzad
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Butt
authors.forename: Ghulam
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mujtaba
authors.forename: Sury
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Anand
authors.forename: Mahesh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Krishnaiah
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001658:Biliary Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral; D016461:Chemoembolization, Therapeutic / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006499:Hepatic Artery; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents