Conservative management of a bilothorax resulting from blunt hepatic trauma.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.11.024.
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Abstract
Pleurobiliary fistula after blunt abdominal trauma is rare. We report a case managed with tube thoracostomy alone, without the need for biliary system drainage.
Medical subject headings
- Biliary Fistula
- Fistula
- Liver
- Pleural Diseases
- Wounds, Nonpenetrating