[Congenital tracheobiliary fistula]

Ugeskr Laeger. 2000 Feb 21;162(8):1085-6.
[Article in Danish]

Abstract

A case of congenital bronchobiliary fistula in a three-year old girl is reported. The patient was born after 40 weeks of gestation and referred due to a long history of respiratory tract problems. Bronchoscopy disclosed a third opening at the level of the carina. The opening was cannulated with an X-ray positive catheter, and a fistula crossing the diaphragm and communicating with the left hepatic duct was found. Cholescintigraphic examination (HIDA-scanning) confirmed the presence of the fistula, but found no evidence of abnormalities in the rest of the biliary system. The thoracic portion of the fistula was excised through a right side thoracotomy. The postoperative course was uncomplicated. HIDA-scanning one month after the operation showed normal uptake, and the girl's symptoms had disappeared.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Biliary Fistula / congenital*
  • Biliary Fistula / diagnostic imaging
  • Biliary Fistula / surgery
  • Bronchial Fistula / congenital*
  • Bronchial Fistula / diagnostic imaging
  • Bronchial Fistula / surgery
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Radiography
  • Tracheal Diseases / congenital*
  • Tracheal Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Tracheal Diseases / surgery