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Bronchobiliary Fistula Localized by Cholescintigraphy with Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography
- Source :
- World Journal of Nuclear Medicine, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 60-62 (2015), World Journal of Nuclear Medicine
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 2015.
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Abstract
- Biliptysis is an important clinical feature to recognize as it is associated with bronchobiliary fistula, a rare entity. Bronchobiliary fistulas have been diagnosed with planar cholescintigraphy. However, cholescintigraphy with single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) can better spatially localize a bronchobiliary fistula as compared to planar cholescintigraphy alone, and is useful for preoperative planning if surgical treatment is required. Here, we present the case of a 23-year-old male who developed a bronchobiliary fistula in the setting of posttraumatic and postsurgical infection, which was diagnosed and localized by cholescintigraphy with SPECT.
- Subjects :
- lcsh:Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
medicine.medical_specialty
bronchobiliary fistula
Preoperative planning
medicine.diagnostic_test
single-photon emission computed tomography
business.industry
lcsh:R895-920
Rare entity
Case Report
Single-photon emission computed tomography
Cholescintigraphy
cholescintigraphy
Biliptysis
medicine
Bronchobiliary fistula
Radiology
Surgical treatment
business
Nuclear medicine
Emission computed tomography
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 16073312 and 14501147
- Volume :
- 14
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- World Journal of Nuclear Medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....747f01c78136885b8e0cafb6d5eb6a6d