Nonoperative management of biliopleural fistula following living‐donor liver transplantation: A case report
Kourosh Kazemi,
Alireza Rasekhi,
Sahar Sohrabi Nazari
et al.
Abstract:Key Clinical MessageBiliopleural fistula is a rare but serious complication after liver transplantation that should be managed nonoperatively with antibiotics, pleural drainage, decompression of high‐pressure biliary tract, or ultimately surgery in unresponsive cases.AbstractBilious pleural effusion is a rare entity often iatrogenic, following hepatobiliary surgeries and biliary interventions, and has been reported only in a limited number of patients after liver transplantation. A 5‐year‐old girl underwent li… Show more
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