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| Bronchobiliary fistula in a patient with liver cancer |
| Yao-Xin Chen, Zhi-Hua Deng, Hao Zhao, Bi-Ying Zhou, Jing-Jing Guo, Gang Zeng, Jin-Xian Qian ∗ |
Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Suzhou Municipal Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou 215000, China
∗ Corresponding author.
E-mail address: szicu@sina.com (J.-X. Qian). |
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Abstract Bronchobiliary fistula (BBF) is a pathologic channel between the biliary tract and bronchial tree. In general, congenital BBF is relatively rare in adult patients. There are a few case reports suggesting that BBF is mainly secondary to hepatobiliary diseases, such as biliary obstruction, tumor, surgery, or liver abscess, and liver tumor is the predominant causative factor [1]. In addition, with the increasing number of liver and biliary surgeries and interventional therapies in recent years, more cases of BBF were reported as a postoperative complication [2,3]. In this case, we presented a patient who underwent interventional treatment for liver tumor and was treated for his respiratory symptoms but diagnosed with BBF finally. Here, we summarized the clinical features and main diagnostic procedures of the case, aiming to provide evidence for early identification and diagnosis of BBF.
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2024, Vol. 23 
