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Copyright ©2005 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 28, 2005; 11(16): 2472-2476
Published online Apr 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i16.2472
Table 3 Diagnosis and treatment of cystobiliary fistulae.
Patient numberClinical and diagnostic characteristics of the patientsTreatment of common bile duct
1Evidence of obstructive jaundice with cystic contents in large CBDCholedochoduodenostomy
2Bile stained cystic liquid and visible orificeSuturing orifice
3Bile stained cystic liquid and visible orificeSuturing orifice
4Bile in cystic liquidT-tube drainage
5Evidence of obstructive jaundice, invisible orifice, normal caliber choledochus (postop biliary leakage)Percutaneous drainage under US guidance post-operatively
6Evidence of obstructive jaundice with cystic contents in a large CBDCholedochoduodenostomy
7Evidence of obstructive jaundice, hemobilia, enlargement of the CBD with cystic contentT-tube drainage
8No suspicion of intrabiliary ruptureERCP and sphincteroplasty