Biliary fistula historical perspective

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohammadhossein Moshkelgosha, M.D.[2]

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Historical Perspective

• Biliary fistula was first mentioned by Thomas Bartholin, a Danish physician, in 1654, and described by Thilesus for the first time in 1670.
• In 1890, Ludwig Georg Courvoisier, a Swiss surgeon was the first to report 169 cases of external biliary fistulas.