A 71-year-old man, who had undergone right hepatectomy extended to the caudate lobe with terminolateral Roux-en-Y left hepatojejunostomy for a Klatskin tumor, developed bilioptysis 3 weeks postoperatively due to bronchobiliary fistula. Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography revealed a non-dilated biliary system with contrast medium extravasation to the right subphrenic space through a resected anomalous right posterior segmental duct. After initial unsuccessful internal-external biliary drainage, the fistula was sealed with a VIATORR covered self-expanding nitinol stent-graft placed with its distal uncovered region in the hepatojejunal anastomosis and the proximal ePTFE-lined region in the left hepatic duct. A 10-month follow-up revealed no recurrence of bilioptysis and confirmed the complete exclusion of the bronchobiliary fistula.
Gandini, R., Konda, D., Tisone, G., Pipitone, V., Anselmo, A., Simonetti, G. (2005). Bronchobiliary fistula treated by self-expanding ePTFE-covered nitinol stent-graft. CARDIOVASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY, 28(6), 828-831 [10.1007/s00270-004-0201-7].
Bronchobiliary fistula treated by self-expanding ePTFE-covered nitinol stent-graft.
Gandini, R;TISONE, GIUSEPPE;SIMONETTI, GIOVANNI MARIA EGISTO
2005-01-01
Abstract
A 71-year-old man, who had undergone right hepatectomy extended to the caudate lobe with terminolateral Roux-en-Y left hepatojejunostomy for a Klatskin tumor, developed bilioptysis 3 weeks postoperatively due to bronchobiliary fistula. Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography revealed a non-dilated biliary system with contrast medium extravasation to the right subphrenic space through a resected anomalous right posterior segmental duct. After initial unsuccessful internal-external biliary drainage, the fistula was sealed with a VIATORR covered self-expanding nitinol stent-graft placed with its distal uncovered region in the hepatojejunal anastomosis and the proximal ePTFE-lined region in the left hepatic duct. A 10-month follow-up revealed no recurrence of bilioptysis and confirmed the complete exclusion of the bronchobiliary fistula.Questo articolo è pubblicato sotto una Licenza Licenza Creative Commons