Biliobronchial Fistula after Liver Surgery for Giant Hydatid Cyst

Background. Biliobronchial fistula (BBF) is a rare complication in the natural history of liver hydatid disease by Echinococcus granulosus. We present a case of BBF after resection of a giant liver hydatid cyst in a 72-year-old woman. Case Report. A total cystpericystectomy was done, leaving the lef...

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Published in:HPB Surgery 2011, Vol.2011 (2011), p.16-19
Main Authors: Loinaz, Carmelo, Hernández, Teresa, Mitjavila, Mercedes, Martín, Jaime, Ochando, Federico, Madariaga, Maria Lucia, Fernández, Beatriz, Hernández, Pilar, Rueda, José, Ramos, María, Jiménez, Pedro, Vorwald, Peter, Fernández, José María, Quintáns, Antonio
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Language:English
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Case Report
Complications and side effects
Fistula
Health aspects
Liver
Liver diseases
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Summary:Background. Biliobronchial fistula (BBF) is a rare complication in the natural history of liver hydatid disease by Echinococcus granulosus. We present a case of BBF after resection of a giant liver hydatid cyst in a 72-year-old woman. Case Report. A total cystpericystectomy was done, leaving the left lateral section of the liver that was fixed to the diaphragm. Postoperatively, the patient developed obstructive jaundice. An ERCP showed an obstruction at the junction of the left biliary duct and the main biliary duct and contrast leak. At reoperation, the main duct was ischemic, likely due to torsion along its longitudinal axis. A hepatotomy was done at the hilar plate, and the biliary duct was dissected and anastomosed to a Roux-en-Y jejunal loop. She was discharged without complications. Five months later, the patient developed cholangitis and was successfully treated with antibiotics. However, she suffered repeated respiratory infections, and four months later she was admitted to the hospital with fever, cough, bilioptysis, and right lower lobe pneumonia. The diagnosis of BBF was confirmed with 99mTc Mebrofenin scintigraphy. At transhepatic cholangiography, bile duct dilation was seen, with a biliothoracic leak. She underwent dilatation of cholangiojejunostomy stricture with placement of an external-internal catheter. The catheter was removed 3.5 months later, and two years later the patient remains in very good condition. Conclusion. An indirect treatment of the BBF by percutaneous transhepatic dilation of the biliary stenosis avoided a more invasive treatment, with satisfactory outcome.
ISSN:0894-8569
1607-8462
DOI:10.1155/2011/347654