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[Conservative treatment of a traumatic biliopleural fistula].

De Groof E, Van Hee R, Van Vooren W, A Hubens

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Conservative management of a traumatic biliopleural fistula. A female patient, 13 years of age, developed a right-sided haemothorax after a stab wound in the right para-vertebral region. Pleural effusion reoccurred after thoracic drainage was stopped. Ten days after the injury, thoracic puncture enabled a diagnosis of biliopleural fistula to be made, confirmed by ERCP and CT-scan. The fistula closed after repeat thoracic drainage combined with prophylactic antibiotic therapy.

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Conservative management of a traumatic biliopleural fistula. A female patient, 13 years of age, developed a right-sided haemothorax after a stab wound in the right para-vertebral region. Pleural effusion reoccurred after thoracic drainage was stopped. Ten days after the injury, thoracic puncture enabled a diagnosis of biliopleural fistula to be made, confirmed by ERCP and CT-scan. The fistula closed after repeat thoracic drainage combined with prophylactic antibiotic therapy.

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Conservative management of a traumatic biliopleural fistula. A female patient, 13 years of age, developed a right-sided haemothorax after a stab wound in the right para-vertebral region. Pleural effusion reoccurred after thoracic drainage was stopped. Ten days after the injury, thoracic puncture enabled a diagnosis of biliopleural fistula to be made, confirmed by ERCP and CT-scan. The fistula closed after repeat thoracic drainage combined with prophylactic antibiotic therapy.

Key concepts: Medicine, Fistula, Surgery, Pleural effusion, Effusion, Conservative treatment, Conservative management, Stab wound

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