Spontaneous Cholecystocutaneous Fistula Presenting in the Gluteal Region

The complication of cholecystocutaneous fistula secondary to calculus cholelithiasis is an extremely rare occurrence. The incidence has further decreased with the advent of broad-spectrum antibiotics, ultrasonography, and safe and early surgical treatment of biliary tract disease. We are reporting a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of clinical gastroenterology 1999-04, Vol.28 (3), p.276-277
Hauptverfasser:	Nicholson, Tom, Born, Michael W, Garber, Edward
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Biliary Fistula - diagnosis Biliary Fistula - surgery Biological and medical sciences Buttocks Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic Colonoscopy Cutaneous Fistula - diagnosis Cutaneous Fistula - surgery Female Gallbladder Diseases - diagnosis Gallbladder Diseases - surgery Humans Liver, biliary tract, pancreas, portal circulation, spleen Magnetic Resonance Imaging Medical sciences Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the digestive system
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Zusammenfassung:	The complication of cholecystocutaneous fistula secondary to calculus cholelithiasis is an extremely rare occurrence. The incidence has further decreased with the advent of broad-spectrum antibiotics, ultrasonography, and safe and early surgical treatment of biliary tract disease. We are reporting a rare cholecystocutaneous fistula presenting in the right-side gluteal region below the iliac crest.
ISSN:	0192-0790 1539-2031
DOI:	10.1097/00004836-199904000-00024