Published in:
01-06-2013 | Case Report
Pneumobilia After Penetrating Trauma Abdominal Wall with no Injury to the Biliary Tree- A Case Report
Authors:
Sartaj Singh Sandhu, Sunil K Sampley, Kapil Chhabra
Published in:
Indian Journal of Surgery
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Special Issue 1/2013
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Abstract
Pneumobilia denotes an abnormal connection between the gastrointestinal and the biliary tracts. In the absence of surgically created anastomosis between the bowel and the bile duct, the common causes for pneumobilia are gallstone obstruction, endoscopic interventions or emphysematous cholecystitis. We present the case of a young male with traumatic pneumobilia with gastric perforation and a tear in the mesentery of the small gut following penetrating trauma in the form of stab in the abdomen.