Biliary fistula is due to post-surgery or other pathologic factors, so that the bile from the biliary tract break into the abdominal cavity; can cause cholestatic peritonitis, as well as other related symptoms.
1. Biliary peritonitis: if the amount of bile leakage is small, the symptoms of peritonitis are mild and limited, and local pain, muscle tension, abdominal pressure; if the patient has a large amount of bile leakage, it can lead to diffuse peritonitis, resulting in abdominal pain, muscle tension, pain, high fever and chills, and in severe cases, it can lead to infectious shock, which is a serious threat to the safety of life.
2. other symptoms and complications: biliary fistula patients can also appear jaundice, acidosis, renal failure and other symptoms and complications; bile flow into the abdominal cavity, but also lead to a large number of adhesions in the abdominal cavity, the formation of severe adhesive intestinal obstruction, leading to abdominal pain, anus stop defecation, defecation and other symptoms.
Biliary fistula is acute, if delayed, can threaten life safety. So patients with symptoms of biliary fistula, should immediately go to the regular hospital for treatment, so as not to delay the condition, have adverse consequences.