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Conservative management of a bilothorax resulting from blunt hepatic trauma
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Conservative management of a bilothorax resulting from blunt hepatic trauma
Ann Thorac Surg.
2012 Jun.
Abstract
Pleurobiliary fistula after blunt abdominal trauma is rare. We report a case managed with tube thoracostomy alone, without the need for biliary system drainage.
Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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