Bronchobiliary fistula treated by self-expanding ePTFE-covered nitinol stent-graft

Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2005 Nov-Dec;28(6):828-31. doi: 10.1007/s00270-004-0201-7.

Abstract

A 71-year-old man, who had undergone right hepatectomy extended to the caudate lobe with terminolateral Roux-en-Y left hepatojejunostomy for a Klatskin tumor, developed bilioptysis 3 weeks postoperatively due to bronchobiliary fistula. Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography revealed a non-dilated biliary system with contrast medium extravasation to the right subphrenic space through a resected anomalous right posterior segmental duct. After initial unsuccessful internal-external biliary drainage, the fistula was sealed with a VIATORR covered self-expanding nitinol stent-graft placed with its distal uncovered region in the hepatojejunal anastomosis and the proximal ePTFE-lined region in the left hepatic duct. A 10-month follow-up revealed no recurrence of bilioptysis and confirmed the complete exclusion of the bronchobiliary fistula.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Alloys / therapeutic use*
  • Biliary Fistula / diagnosis*
  • Biliary Fistula / surgery*
  • Biliary Tract / diagnostic imaging
  • Bronchial Fistula / diagnosis*
  • Bronchial Fistula / surgery*
  • Bronchography / methods
  • Cholangiography / methods
  • Constriction, Pathologic / diagnosis
  • Constriction, Pathologic / surgery
  • Drainage / methods
  • Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials / diagnosis
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Polytetrafluoroethylene / therapeutic use*
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
  • Postoperative Complications / surgery
  • Rare Diseases
  • Stents*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods

Substances

  • Alloys
  • nitinol
  • Polytetrafluoroethylene