BACKGROUND Thoracobiliary fistulas are pathological communications between the biliary tract and the bronchial tree (bronchobiliary fistulas) or the biliary tract and the pleural space (pleurobiliary fistulas). REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE We have reviewed aetiology, pathogenesis, predilection formation points, the clinical picture, diagnostic possibilities, and therapeutic options for thoracobil...

Thoracobiliary fistulas are commonly reported complications of liver abscesses 4. Congenital 3, iatrogenic6 and neoplastic 5 forms have also been reported. However, they are a rare and unusual complication of thoracoabdominal trauma and they present a formidable challenge to the trauma surgeon 1. This complication was first reported by Graham in 1897 6. In 1994, Rothberg et al reviewed these co...

Thoracobiliary fistula is a rare complication of hydatid cyst disease of the liver especially in calcified form. Given the rarity and high mortality of such fistula, it is not surprising that there is no consensus about surgical treatment of this condition. In the present paper we report two cases of thoracobiliary fistula of complicated calcified hydatid cyst of the liver. A 64-year-old man wi...

thoracobiliary fistula is a rare complication of hydatid cyst disease of the liver especially in calcified form. given the rarity and high mortality of such fistula, it is not surprising that there is no consensus about surgical treatment of this condition. in the present paper we report two cases of thoracobiliary fistula of complicated calcified hydatid cyst of the liver. a 64-year-old man wi...

thoracobiliary fistula is a rare complication of hydatid cyst of the liver especially in the calcified form. surgery is the only medical option. the treatment consists of radical surgical procedures in the majority of the patients. conservative surgical treatments are performed with high mortality rate. herein, we will describe two patients of calcified hydatid cysts of the liver whose conditio...

We have reported here a case of thoraco diaphragmatico biliary fistula in a 24 years old male who was managed conservatively with antibiotics and tube thoracostomy and had complete radiological clearance. Thoracobiliary fistulas (TBF) (bronchobiliary and p thoraco-abdominal trauma. Owing to their rarity, there is little consensus on the optimal management. The diagnostic suspicion however must ...

Article type: Case Report Thoracobiliary fistula is a rare complication of hydatid cyst of the liver especially in the calcified form. Surgery is the only medical option. The treatment consists of radical surgical procedures in the majority of the patients. Conservative surgical treatments are performed with high mortality rate. Herein, we will describe two patients of calcified hydatid cysts o...

Thoracobiliary fistula is a rare complication of hydatid cyst of the liver especially in the calcified form. Surgery is the only medical option. The treatment consists of radical surgical procedures in the majority of the patients. Conservative surgical treatments are performed with high mortality rate. Herein, we will describe two patients of calcified hydatid cysts of the liver whose conditio...

following a roadside bomb blast. A traumatic pneumothorax necessitated the insertion of a chest drain, and a laparotomy revealed multiple liver lacerations and ureteric contusion. While the patient was awaiting further ureteric surgery after a percutaneous nephrostomy, the chest drain was removed. One week later, limegreen serosanguinous fluid began to leak from the drain site, while the patien...