Endoscopic Treatment of Postoperative External Biliary Fistula in a Patient Operated on for Hepatic Injury Due to Multiple Trauma

After surgery for hepatic injury as a result of blunt abdominal trauma from a motorcycle accident, an external biliary fistula developed in a young patient. The authors describe the rapid and complete healing of the fistula by use of a nasobiliary catheter. These findings emphasize the importance of...

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Autores principales: de Monti, Marco, Sonnino, Davide, Gorziglia, Marina, Redaelll, Giorgio, Scarpis, Marcello
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 1996
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2362545/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18493419
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/DTE.3.67
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Sumario:After surgery for hepatic injury as a result of blunt abdominal trauma from a motorcycle accident, an external biliary fistula developed in a young patient. The authors describe the rapid and complete healing of the fistula by use of a nasobiliary catheter. These findings emphasize the importance of endoscopic operative technique for postoperative and traumatic external biliary fistulas.

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