Biliopleural Fistula as a Late Complication of Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangioscopy

X. De Meester; D. Vanbeckevoort; R. Aerts; W. Van Steenbergen

doi:10.1055/s-2004-826189

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Endoscopy 2005; 37(2): 183
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-826189

Unusual Cases and Technical Notes

Biliopleural Fistula as a Late Complication of Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangioscopy

X. De Meester¹ , D. Vanbeckevoort² , R. Aerts³ , W. Van Steenbergen¹

¹Department of Internal Medicine, Unit for Liver, Biliary and Pancreatic Diseases, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium
²Department of Radiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium
³Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium

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W. Van Steenbergen, MD, PhD

Department of Internal Medicine, Hepatology Unit
University Hospital Gasthuisberg
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3000 Leuven
Belgium

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