MANAGEMENT OF HEMOBILIA AND PERSISTENT BILIARY FISTULA AFTER BLUNT LIVER TRAUMA

Authors
STEINER Z BROWN RA JAMIESON DH MILLAR AJW CYWES S
Citation
Z. Steiner et al., MANAGEMENT OF HEMOBILIA AND PERSISTENT BILIARY FISTULA AFTER BLUNT LIVER TRAUMA, Journal of pediatric surgery, 29(12), 1994, pp. 1575-1577
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics,Surgery
Journal title
Journal of pediatric surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223468
Volume
29
Issue
12
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1575 - 1577
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3468(1994)29:12<1575:MOHAPB>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
A 10 year-old girl had hemobilia and a biliocutaneous fistula after bl unt abdominal trauma. Embolization of the right hepatic artery occlude d the hepatic artery aneurysm, but the cutaneous biliary fistula persi sted despite prolonged (8 months) conservative management including sp hincter decompression with an endoscopically placed biliary stent. Rou x-en-Y fistuloenterostomy eventually cured the bile leak.