AJR Am J Roentgenol 1997 Aug;169(2):381-383. Biliary-pleural fistulas without biliary obstruction: percutaneous catheter management.
Feld R, Wechsler RJ, Bonn J
OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to report the use of percutaneous catheter drainage as a therapeutic option in the management of three patients with biliary-pleural fistulas without biliary obstructions. CONCLUSION: In the proper clinical setting, the CT findings of liver dome laceration or abscess, diaphragm disruption, and pleural effusion should suggest biliary-pleural fistula. Percutaneous catheter management can be curative or serve a temporizing function before surgery.
PMID: 9242739, MUID: 97386649
