title: Thoracoscopic surgery for bronchobiliary fistula: a case report.
abstract: The bronchobiliary fistula is an abnormal interconnection between the biliary tract and bronchial trees. It is rare but troublesome. The management of such fistula is a challenge. Surgical intervention is considered after failure of conservative treatment. Here we presented the successful video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for secondary bronchobiliary fistula in 68-year-old hepatocellular carcinoma patient.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, 325, Cheng-Kung Road 2nd section, Taipei, 114, Taiwan. geniuspipi@yahoo.com.tw.
authors.forename: Yen-Shou
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kuo
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, 325, Cheng-Kung Road 2nd section, Taipei, 114, Taiwan. leesc001@yahoo.com.tw.
authors.forename: Shih-Chun
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, 325, Cheng-Kung Road 2nd section, Taipei, 114, Taiwan. hung@mail.ndmctsgh.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Hung
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: Division of General Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan. albert0920@mail.ndmctsgh.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Chung-Bao
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Hsieh
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, 325, Cheng-Kung Road 2nd section, Taipei, 114, Taiwan. chi-wang@yahoo.com.tw.
authors.forename: Tsai-Wang
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001658:Biliary Fistula / Q000601:surgery*; D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000601:surgery*; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms; D008297:Male; D013906:Thoracoscopy