biliary fistula

Biliary fistula is also a possible complication, albeit one more amenable to nonsurgical management.

It can also diagnose gallbladder diseases, e.g. bile leaks of biliary fistulas.

A biliary fistula is a type of fistula where bile leaks from the bile ducts into outside areas.

Pneumobilia in the non operated patient, is almost pathognomonic of some form of internal biliary fistula [].

Common problems are biliary fistula, gastric stasis and infections; they are more common after removal of the right lobe of the liver.

Hunt and Herbst in 1915 first reported the radiographic diagnosis of spontaneous internal biliary fistula: that is, cholecystoduodenal fistula complicating cholelithiasis .

Anatomic resections are generally preferred because of the smaller risk of bleeding and biliary fistula; however, non-anatomic resections can be performed safely as well in selected cases.