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Asymptomatic Cholecystocolonic Fistula: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Dilemma

open access: yesCase Reports in Surgery, 2013
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
doaj   +2 more sources

Successful Endoscopic Treatment of Bouveret Syndrome in a Patient with Choledochoduodenal Fistula Complicating Duodenal Ulcer [PDF]

open access: yesCase Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine, Volume 2017, Issue 1, 2017., 2017
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

open access: yesGastroenterology Research and Practice, 2009
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
doaj   +2 more sources

Rescue for an advanced aging patient with synchronous AOSC and gallstone ileus: a case report and literature review [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Surgery
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
doaj   +2 more sources

Bouveret Syndrome—The Rarest Variant of Gallstone Ileus: A Case Report and Literature Review [PDF]

open access: yesCase Reports in Surgery, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013
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]

open access: yesInt J Surg Case Rep, 2020
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.
europepmc   +3 more sources

Diagnosis and Treatment of Biliary Fistulas in the Laparoscopic Era [PDF]

open access: yesGastroenterology Research and Practice, Volume 2016, Issue 1, 2016., 2015
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]

open access: yesBMJ Case Rep, 2016
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
europepmc   +4 more sources

Operative management of cholecystogastric fistula: case report and literature review. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Surg Case Rep, 2019
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.
europepmc   +4 more sources

Gallstone Bezoar Following Cholecystogastric Fistula: a Rare Sequelae of Cholelithiasis. [PDF]

open access: yesIndian J Surg, 2015
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
europepmc   +4 more sources

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