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Case Reports
. 2009 Sep 15:2:7836.
doi: 10.4076/1757-1626-2-7836.

A rare case of hepatic sub capsular biloma after open cholecystectomy: a case report

Karim Ibn Majdoub Hassani  1 , El Bachir Benjelloun, Abdelmalek Ousadden, Khalid Mazaz, Khalid Ait Taleb
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Case Reports

A rare case of hepatic sub capsular biloma after open cholecystectomy: a case report

Karim Ibn Majdoub Hassani et al. Cases J. .

Abstract

Bilomas are localized collections of bile occurring usually post-operatively from an injured cystic or bile duct while most bilomas collect in the subhepatic space. We describe a rare case of hepatic subcapsular biloma after open cholecystectomy successfully treated by percutaneous drainage.

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Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Chest X-ray demonstrated a right pleural effusion.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Abdominal CT (axial) demonstrated unilocular subcapsular fluid-filled collection in the right lobe of the liver.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Abdominal CT (coronal) demonstrated unilocular subcapsular fluid-filled collection in the right lobe of the liver.
Figure 4.
Figure 4.
Ultra sonography showed nearly a total vanishing of the biloma, with persistence of a little collection measuring (3.30 × 1.76 cm).
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