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. 1987 Apr;63(738):291–294. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.63.738.291

Bronchobiliary fistula due to acute cholecystitis in a suprahepatic gall bladder.

M C Allison 1, S Milkins 1, A K Burroughs 1, H S Rogers 1, H C Thomas 1
PMCID: PMC2428145  PMID: 3684837

Abstract

We describe a patient presenting with painless jaundice, anorexia and pruritus. The gall bladder was found to be lying above and behind a hypoplastic right lobe of liver. There was no evidence of cholangitis or biliary obstruction. The patient subsequently developed a bronchobiliary fistula with severe wheeze, cough and bile-stained sputum. Emergency percutaneous drainage of the gall bladder led to immediate cessation of bronchospasm and biloptysis, rendering the patient fit for definitive surgery.

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