Spontaneous cholecysto-antral-cutaneous fistula: a consequence of neglected calculus cholecystitis.
- Author:
Vikas GUPTA
1
;
Sudeep BENERJEE
;
Harsh GARG
;
Sameer VYAS
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. vikaspgi@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- MeSH:
Aged, 80 and over;
Biliary Fistula;
diagnosis;
etiology;
pathology;
Cholecystitis;
complications;
diagnosis;
pathology;
Cutaneous Fistula;
diagnosis;
pathology;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Female;
Gastric Fistula;
diagnosis;
etiology;
pathology;
Humans;
Pyloric Antrum;
pathology
- From:Singapore medical journal
2012;53(10):e201-3
- CountrySingapore
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A biliary fistula from the gallbladder can develop as a result of the erosion of stones into the surrounding viscera. An 82-year-old woman with multiple comorbid diseases presented with a persisting discharge from what was thought to be an abscess in the right hypochondrium, which had previously been drained. Sinogram confirmed fistulous communication with the gallbladder and gastric antrum. The fistulous tract was excised together with the gallbladder, and the gastric defect was repaired. The patient made an uneventful recovery.
