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. 2015 Dec;77(Suppl 3):1399-400.
doi: 10.1007/s12262-014-1071-0. Epub 2014 Apr 20.

Posttraumatic Intrahepatic Bilioma

M Ragavan  1 , A Duraiprabhu  1 , R Madan  2 , K Murali  2 , G Francis  2 , M Subramanian  3
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Posttraumatic Intrahepatic Bilioma

M Ragavan et al. Indian J Surg. 2015 Dec.

Abstract

Blunt injury abdomen causing biliary injury is rare in children. Collection of bile within or outside the liver after biliary injury is called bilioma. CT scan images of late presenting intra-hepatic bilioma are shown.

Keywords: Bile duct; Bilioma; ERCP; Trauma.

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Fig. 1
CT scan of abdomen showing linear liver laceration
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Fig. 2
CT scan showing formation of bilioma (a) and further increase in size on follow-up (b)
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