Sonographic diagnosis and endoscopic therapy of a biliopancreatic fistula complicating a pancreatic pseudocyst

Steffen Rickes; Klaus Mönkemüller; Ulrich Peitz; Stefanie Schinkel; Sven Kolfenbach; Peter Malfertheiner; Matthias P A Ebert

doi:10.1080/00365520600581553

Sonographic diagnosis and endoscopic therapy of a biliopancreatic fistula complicating a pancreatic pseudocyst

Scand J Gastroenterol. 2006 Aug;41(8):989-92. doi: 10.1080/00365520600581553.

Authors

Steffen Rickes¹, Klaus Mönkemüller, Ulrich Peitz, Stefanie Schinkel, Sven Kolfenbach, Peter Malfertheiner, Matthias P A Ebert

Affiliation

¹ Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Otto-von-Guericke-University, Magdeburg, Germany. [email protected]

PMID: 16803699
DOI: 10.1080/00365520600581553

Abstract

This is the first report of a case of biliopancreatic fistula complicating a pancreatic pseudocyst diagnosed correctly by transabdominal ultrasound. The diagnosis was confirmed by magnetic resonance and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. The fistula was treated successfully with biliary stenting. The clinical and imaging features of this exceptional complication are presented along with a brief review of the topic.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Biliary Fistula / complications
Biliary Fistula / diagnostic imaging*
Biliary Fistula / therapy
Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde*
Common Bile Duct Diseases / complications
Common Bile Duct Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Common Bile Duct Diseases / therapy
Humans
Male
Pancreatic Fistula / complications
Pancreatic Fistula / diagnostic imaging*
Pancreatic Fistula / therapy
Pancreatic Pseudocyst / complications
Pancreatic Pseudocyst / diagnostic imaging*
Pancreatic Pseudocyst / therapy
Ultrasonography, Doppler