Asymptomatic Cholecystocolonic Fistula: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Dilemma
Cholecystocolonic fistulas (CCF) are rare complications of gallstones with a variable clinical presentation. Despite modern diagnostic tools, cholecystocolonic fistulas are often asymptomatic and it is difficult to diagnose them preoperatively.
Nicola Antonacci +5 more
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Successful Endoscopic Treatment of Bouveret Syndrome in a Patient with Choledochoduodenal Fistula Complicating Duodenal Ulcer [PDF]
Introduction. Cholecystoduodenal fistulas represent the most common type of bilioenteric fistulas while choledochoduodenal fistulas account for only 1–25% of cases.
Abdullah Kobeissi +7 more
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Bouveret's Syndrome: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Bouveret's syndrome is defined as gastric outlet obstruction caused by duodenal impaction of a large gallstone which passes into the duodenal bulb through a cholecystogastric or cholecystoduodenal fistula. Initial attempts at endoscopic retrieval with or
Iliana Doycheva +4 more
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Rescue for an advanced aging patient with synchronous AOSC and gallstone ileus: a case report and literature review [PDF]
BackgroundCholecystolithiasis is the most common disease of the gallbladder. Both acute obstructive suppurative cholangitis (AOSC) and gallstone ileus are critical clinical conditions requiring urgent intervention.
Junhui Wu, Jun Lu, Zhong Jia
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Bouveret Syndrome—The Rarest Variant of Gallstone Ileus: A Case Report and Literature Review [PDF]
We present a case report of a patient with Bouveret syndrome with interesting radiological findings and successful surgical treatment after failure of the endoscopic techniques.
Economou, Nikolaos K. +3 more
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Laparoscopic and endoscopic cooperative surgery for cholecystogastric fistula: A case report. [PDF]
Cholecystoenteric fistula (CEF) is rare in biliary tract surgery, and cholecystogastric fistula (CGF) is the rarest form of CEF. Although open cholecystectomy with the closure of the fistula is the gold standard treatment for nonobstructing biliary-enteric fistulas, the optimal treatment for CGF has not been established.
Fujimoto G.
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Biliary Fistulas in the Laparoscopic Era [PDF]
Biliary fistulas are rare complications of gallstone. They can affect either the biliary or the gastrointestinal tract and are usually classified as primary or secondary. The primary fistulas are related to the biliary lithiasis, while the secondary ones
D. Foschi, G. Montecamozzo, M. Crespi
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Rare case of Mirizzi syndrome associated with cholecystogastric fistula. [PDF]
A woman in her mid-30s presented with upper right quadrant abdominal pain. On examination, there was mild upper right quadrant tenderness and negative Murphy's sign. Basic laboratory investigations revealed normal results except for elevated alkaline phosphatase.
Aldekhayel M +3 more
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Operative management of cholecystogastric fistula: case report and literature review. [PDF]
Abstract We present a patient who was managed surgically for cholecystogastric fistula. The patient was presented with nonspecific symptoms (upper abdominal pain, belching) and, after being investigated, was proceeded for laparoscopic cholecystectomy for gallbladder stones.
Aamery A, Pujji O, Mirza M.
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Gallstone Bezoar Following Cholecystogastric Fistula: a Rare Sequelae of Cholelithiasis. [PDF]
Cholecystogastric fistula is a rare biliary-enteric fistula with a variable clinical presentation. Despite modern diagnostic tools, a high index of suspicion is needed to diagnose it preoperatively. Stone migration into stomach forming gallstone bezoar is very rare. Stones more than 2.5 cm are likely to cause obstruction.
Purandare SN +3 more
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