ISSN : 1301-5680
e-ISSN : 2149-8156
Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery     
Bronchobiliary fistula following hepatic hydatidosis surgery: a report of two cases
Serkan Sarı1, Türkan Dübüş2, Hasan Bektaş1, Feyzullah Ersöz1, Soykan Arıkan1
1İstanbul Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Genel Cerrahi Kliniği, İstanbul
2İstanbul Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Göğüs Cerrahisi Kliniği, İstanbul
DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2011.108
Surgery is still the primary treatment modality for echinococcosis disease of the liver. Important complications may develop following the surgical treatment due to the surgical approach and a parasite. Cystic echinococcosis located at the diaphragmatic surface of the liver rarely open to the thorax cavity, but this condition can result in various complications in the lung parenchyma, pleura and bronchial tree. Bronchobiliary fistula occurring in hepatic echinococcosis disease is a rare but dangerous complication. In this report, we present two cases of bronchobiliary fistula which developed via two different types of echinococcosis infestation.
Keywords : Alveolear hidatidosis; bronchobiliary fistula; hepatic hydatidosis; surgery
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