Choledochoduodenal Fistula Secondary to Peptic Ulcer Disease: A Case Report

Patient: Female, 29 Final Diagnosis: Choledocho-duodenal fistula Symptoms: Abdominal pain • nausea • vomiting Medication: — Clinical Procedure: Gastro-jejunostomy • hepatico-jejunostomy Specialty: Surgery OBJECTIVE: Rare co-existance of disease or pathology BACKGROUND: Choledochoduodenal fistula is an uncommon complication secondary to peptic ulcer disease. Determining this diagnosis is challenging especially when confronted with unspecific physical and radiological findings. CASE REPORT: Here we report a case of a 29-year-old Ethiopian female who presented to Geitaoui University Hospital in Beirut, Lebanon with epigastric pain and was diagnosed to have of choledochoduodenal fistula. CONCLUSIONS: Choledochoduodenal fistula is a rare complication of duodenal ulcer and this case report may help clinicians to identify suspected cases of this entity with similar presentations.