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| Volume 72 Number 6 November 2005 |
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Spontaneous Cholecystocutaneous Fistula Presenting with an Abscess Containing Multiple Gallstones: A Case Report |
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Serdar Yüceyar, M.D., Süphan Ertürk, M.D., Ilhan Karabiçak, M.D., Ender Onur, M.D., and Fatih Aydogan, M.D. |
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From Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of General Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey.
Address all correspondence to Ilhan Karabiçak, M.D., 523 West 160th Street #3D, New York, NY 10032; ikarabicak@yahoo.com
Accepted for publication April 2005.
ABSTRACT
Spontaneous cholecystocutaneous fistula is a rare complication of chronic calculous cholecystitis. This complication, a result of the natural history of gallbladder stones, was formerly common. Today it is rare, because of early diagnosis and treatment of biliary tract diseases. We report a case of spontaneous cholecystocutaneous fistula in a 70-year-old female patient who presented with an abscess formation in the right upper quadrant. After the incision of this infective focus, many gallstones were picked up. One-stage open cholecystectomy and excision of the fistula tract were carried out after control of the abdominal wall infection.
KEY WORDS
Cholecystocutaneous fistula, cholelithiasis, biliary fistula.  |
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