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Congenital tracheobiliary fistula diagnosed with contrast-enhanced CT and 3-D reformation

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Congenital tracheobiliary fistula (CTBF) is a rare malformation. So far 24 cases have been reported in the English language literature. The imaging techniques used in diagnosis have been bronchography, fistulography, cholangiography, hepatobiliary nuclear imaging and MRI. We report a newborn patient who presented with right lung consolidation and biliptysis. The radiographic diagnosis of tracheobiliary fistula was made on multidetector CT scan of the chest and abdomen. Multiple 3-D volume-rendered reformations were performed. An abnormal air-filled tract was seen connecting the posteroinferior aspect of the carina and left biliary system, which was successfully treated surgically.

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  1. Department of Radiological Sciences, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, 14445 Olive View Drive, 2D115, Sylmar, CA, 91342, USA

    Soni C. Chawla

  2. Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), 14445 Olive View Drive, 2D115, Sylmar, CA, 91342, USA

    Soni C. Chawla

  3. Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), 505 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA

    Priyanka Jha, Richard Breiman & Charles Gooding

  4. Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), 505 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA

    Diana Farmer

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Chawla, S.C., Jha, P., Breiman, R. et al. Congenital tracheobiliary fistula diagnosed with contrast-enhanced CT and 3-D reformation. Pediatr Radiol 38, 999–1002 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-008-0880-3

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