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ACTA CHIRURGICA BELGICA
Volume 105, Issue 2, Pages 210-212Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2005.11679702
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T-tube; removal; bile peritonitis; leakage
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Bile leakage after removal of T-tube is a relatively rare complication caused by inadequate tract formation around the tube. We report a case of bile peritonitis after removal of a latex T-tube. The patient underwent reoperation and a new T-tube was introduced. The T-tube was removed six weeks later. Immediately after removal of the tube, the cutaneous ostium of the tube was catheterized with a thin Nelaton catheter. The administration of gastrographin showed the presence of an intact tract. The removal of the t-tube was uneventful. We would propose this method for detecting the tract after removal of the T-tube in order to prevent severe bile leakage after inadequate tract formation.
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