Endoscopic Management of Cystic Duct Fistulas after Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

D. A. Howell; J. J. Bosco; L. N. Sampson; V. Bula

doi:10.1055/s-2007-1010588

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Endoscopy 1992; 24(9): 796-798
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1010588

Endoscopic Management of Cystic Duct Fistulas after Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

D. A. Howell, J. J. Bosco, L. N. Sampson, V. Bula

Division of Gastroenterology, Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine, USA

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17 March 2008 (online)

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Abstract

Two patients are reported who developed bile ascites as a result of cystic duct fistulas following laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Both patients were successfully treated with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, utilizing sphincterotomy and nasobiliary tube placement. Characteristics of this syndrome and advantages of this form of therapy are emphasized.