Korean J Gastrointest Endosc.
1999 Jun;19(3):481-485.
A Case of Choledochocolonic Fistula Combined with Absence of Gallbladder
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Department of General Surgery, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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.