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Cholecystocolonic fistula.

Authors :
Tahir OM
Fedele CR
Sneider MB
Collins DS
Maloney DB
Source :
Delaware medical journal [Del Med J] 2014 Dec; Vol. 86 (12), pp. 373-5.
Publication Year :
2014

Abstract

Cholecystoenteric fistulas are a complication of biliary disease, having an estimated incidence in the range of 0.1 - 0.5 percent. Roughly 8-27 percent of these are of the cholecystocolonic type,1 occurring most commonly at the hepatic flexure. An 82-year-old male presented to our tertiary hospital emergency department and was diagnosed with a cholecystocolonic fistula (CCF) by CT imaging. Surgical evaluation confirmed the CT diagnosis with subsequent removal of the fistula and gallbladder, which was curative.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0011-7781
Volume :
86
Issue :
12
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Delaware medical journal
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
25942791