A Case of Choledochocolonic Fistula Combined with Absence of Gallbladder.
- Author:
Jin LEE
1
;
Sang Taek KWAK
;
Yoo Sun CHUNG
;
Seung Sik KANG
;
Sun Hwa JUNG
;
Hae Seang YIM
;
Hyun Joo CHANG
;
Sae Hyub KAE
;
Sang Aun JOO
;
Bong Hwa LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Choledochocolonic fistula;
Choledocholithiasis;
Gallbladder
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Calculi;
Cholangiography;
Choledocholithiasis;
Fistula*;
Gallbladder*;
Humans;
Intestinal Fistula;
Male
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
1999;19(3):481-485
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The enterobiliary fistulas are mostly spontaneous and are caused by biliary disease associated with calculi. Review of many series shows that the most common variety of enterobiliary fistulas is a cholecystoduodenal fistula followed by cholecystocolic, cholecystogastric and choledochoduodenal fistula in that order. But very few cases of choledochocolonic fistulae have been reported. We report a case of choledocholithiasis combined with the absence of gallbladder leading to a choledochocolonic fistula, which was confirmed by endoscopic retrograde cholangiography and abdominal exploration in a 63- year-old male patient with complaint of right upper abdominal pain.
