Cholecystocutaneous Fistula Secondary to Chronic Calculous Cholecystitis

Spontaneous cholecystocutaneous fistula is an exceptionally unusual complication of chronic calculous cholecystitis now. The remarkable drop in incidence is probably associated with the introduction of antimicrobial therapy and early surgical management of biliary tract disease. We report a case of...

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Autores principales: Ijaz, S., Lidder, S., Mohamid, W., Thompson, H.H.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2008
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Published: March 2008
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3075170/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21490842
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000118831
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Sumario:Spontaneous cholecystocutaneous fistula is an exceptionally unusual complication of chronic calculous cholecystitis now. The remarkable drop in incidence is probably associated with the introduction of antimicrobial therapy and early surgical management of biliary tract disease. We report a case of spontaneous cholecystocutaneous fistula in a patient who presented with an abscess in the right upper quadrant.

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