The development of pneumobilia after blunt trauma
İsmail Okan1, Servet Tali1, Zeki Özsoy1, Çağlar Deniz2, Berat Acu2, Erdinç Yenidoğan1, Hüseyin Ayhan Kayaoğlu1, Mustafa Şahin1
1Department of General Surgery, Gaziosmanpaşa University School of Medicine, Tokat, Turkey
2Department of Radiology, Gaziosmanpaşa University School of Medicine, Tokat, Turkey
Abstract
Pneumobilia is the detection of gas within the biliary system. It usually develops after bilioenteric anastomosis, percutaneous or endoscopic biliary interventions, infections and abscesses. The treatment is surgical, especially in cases with no prior interventions to the biliary system. The development of pneumobilia is quite rare after blunt trauma. Therefore, both the diagnosis and management are challenging for surgeons. Herein, we present the diagnosis and conservative management of a patient with pneumobilia after blunt trauma.
Keywords: Blunt trauma, pneumobilia, conservative management
Verbal informed consent was obtained from patient who participated in this case.
Externally peer-reviewed.
Concept - İ.O., Z.Ö., B.A.; Design - S.T., Ç.D.; Supervision - Z.Ö., E.Y.; Funding - E.Y.; Analysis and/or Interpretation - M.Ş., H.A.K.; Literature Review - Z.Ö., E.Y.; Writer - Z.Ö.; Critical Review - M.Ş., H.A.K., İ.O.
No conflict of interest was declared by the authors.
The authors declared that this study has received no financial support.