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Pyocholethorax secondary to biliopleural fistula: a rare complication of percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage

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    Zubair Khan, Mohammad Saud Khan, Khaled Srour, Shahnaz Ul Rehman & Jeffrey Hammersley

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Khan, Z., Khan, M.S., Srour, K. et al. Pyocholethorax secondary to biliopleural fistula: a rare complication of percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage. Intern Emerg Med 13, 961–963 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-018-1861-7

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