Congenital tracheobiliary and bronchobiliary fistulae are rare malformations in which patent communications exist between the respiratory system and biliary tract, respectively. We present a newborn who was admitted with respiratory distress and bilious tracheal discharge. Investigation revealed a bronchobiliary fistula originating from the left main bronchus, as well as biliary atresia. Excisi...

  Introduction: Biliary tract injury is a major complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomywhich can be very challenging. But, the important part is to know the accurate anatomy of the ducts and site of the injury before any surgical attempt for ligation or repair. In this case a disaster might happ...

Biliary bacteria have been implicated in gallstone pathogenesis, though a clear understanding of their composition and source is lacking. Moreover, the effects of the biliary environment, which is known to be generally hostile to most bacteria, on biliary bacteria are unclear. Here, we investigated the bacterial communities of the biliary tract, duodenum, stomach, and oral cavity from six galls...

The objective of the research was to study the features of the indicators of the humoral component of the immune system depending on the body mass index in patients with non-alcoholic hepatic steatosis, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, concomitant obesity and biliary tract pathology. Material and methods. 200 patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, concomitant obesity and biliary tract p...

Percutaneous transhepatic biliary decompression is a preoperative surgical adjunct in patients with obstructive jaundice that has been in use since 1973. It is recommended that this procedure be adopted for both palliative treatment in unresectable patients and as a preoperative means of lowering serum bilirubin in patients with potentially resectable malignancies of the pancreas or biliary tra...

Stevens-Johnson syndrome has been an acute, usually self-limiting disease of the skin and mucous membranes. This case report has presented an evidence of the development Stevens - Johnson syndrome associated with combination chemotherapy administration of 5FU, gemcitabin and cisplatin in a patient with biliary tract cancer. Our case was a 54-year-old woman patient, a case of biliary tract cance...

endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ercp) is widely used for the diagnosis and treatment of biliary and pancreatic tract disease. perforation is a rare complication of it, but it is associated with high rate of mortality, an overall mortality rate of 1.0-1.5%. here, a case of massive subcutaneous emphysema following ercp was reported without an obvious retroperitoneal or peritoneal ...

In spite of the dramatic improvement of survival after orthotopic liver transplantation over the last decades, biliary tract complications are still the 'achilles heal' of liver transplantation with a potential risk of significant morbidity and mortality. Biliary leaks or strictures, the major types of biliary complications, may occur after direct choledocho-choledochostomy (CC) or Roux-Y chole...

Haemobilia or bleeding into the biliary tract is a very rare occurrence in children. We report an infant who bled profusely into the biliary tract from dilated pericholecystic veins that were part of a sponge like mass of tortuous, collateral veins replacing the portal vein. This venous anomaly is referred to as cavernous transformation of the portal vein or portal cavernoma and is a sequel of ...

Pleural effusions in patients with chronic liver disease are common and usually are of little consequence. Bilious pleural effusion can occur following percutaneous biopsy or cholangiography procedures if the pleura is traversed. This report emphasizes the role of biliary tract obstruction in the development of a bilious effusion and the importance of biliary tract decompression in treatment. W...