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. 2019 May-Jun;52(3):174-175.
doi: 10.1590/0100-3984.2018.0004.

Treatment of extrahepatic biliary fistulas using n-butyl cyanoacrylate

Thiago Franchi Nunes  1 , Tiago Kojun Tibana  1 , Márcio Eduardo de Souza Pereira  2 , Edson Marchiori  3
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Treatment of extrahepatic biliary fistulas using n-butyl cyanoacrylate

Thiago Franchi Nunes et al. Radiol Bras. 2019 May-Jun.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
A: Puncture of the right bile duct with a 22-gauge Chiba needle and cholangiography demonstrating a break in the continuity originating in the hepatobiliary duct, near the biliary-enteric anastomosis, corresponding to an extrahepatic biliary fistula (arrow). B: Placement of a 12-F biliary drain with its end positioned in the jejunal loop. Note the persistence of the fistulous tract.
Figure 2
Figure 2
A: Catheterization of the fistula with a 2.9-F microcatheter and embolization with surgical glue (arrow). B: Follow-up cholangiography obtained 30 days after the procedure, showing adequate emptying of the biliary tract and complete closure of the fistulous tract (arrow).
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