Percutaneous Transhepatic Endobiliary Drainage of Hepatic Hydatid Cyst with Rupture into the Biliary System: An Unusual Route for Drainage

Journal Article · Tue Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 2002 · Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/S00270-001-0091-X· OSTI ID:21083418

Inal, Mehmet; Soyupak, Suereyya; Akguel, Erol ^[1]; Ezici, Hueseyin ^[2]

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1. Cukurova University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Balcali Hospital 01330, Adana (Turkey)
2. Department of General Surgery, Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Balcali Hospital 01330, Adana (Turkey)

The most common and serious complication of hydatid cyst of the liver is rupture into the biliary tract causing obstructive jaundice, cholangitis and abscess. The traditional treatment of biliary-cystic fistula is surgery and recently endoscopic sphincterotomy. We report a case of complex heterogeneous cyst rupture into the biliary tract causing biliary obstruction in which the obstruction and cyst were treated successfully by percutaneous transhepatic endobiliary drainage. Our case is the second report of percutaneous transbiliary internal drainage of hydatid cyst with rupture into the biliary duct in which the puncture and drainage were not performed through the cyst cavity.

• OSTI ID: 21083418
• Journal Information: Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Vol. 25, Issue 5; Other Information: DOI: 10.1007/s00270-001-0091-x; Copyright (c) 2002 Springer-Verlag New York, Inc; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0174-1551
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ABSCESSES
BILIARY TRACT
CYSTS
DRAINAGE
JAUNDICE
LIVER
RUPTURES
SURGERY