Bronchobiliary fistula successfully treated surgically

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Chong, Chee Fui ^a   Chong, V H ^a   Jalihal, A ^a   Mathews, L ^a  

^a RIPAS HOSPITAL   (Brunei Darussalam)

Author keywords

Biliary stenting; Bilioptysis bronchiectasis; Bronchobiliary fistula lobectomy

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; SOMATOSTATIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT FISTULA; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS FISTULA; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; HUMAN; LOBECTOMY; LUNG LOBECTOMY; MALE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; STENT; THORACOTOMY; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; BILIARY FISTULA; BILIARY TRACT; BRONCHIAL FISTULA; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HUMANS; LIVER; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 51349129065     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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