Open AccessSpontaneous cholecystocolic fistula: an uncommon complication of chronic cholecystitis
Author(s) -
Agrawal Vishakha,
Joshi Utsav,
Manandhar Sujan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.1215
Subject(s) - medicine , fistula , complication , presentation (obstetrics) , chronic cholecystitis , surgery , cholecystitis , general surgery , radiology , gallbladder
Key Clinical Message Cholecystocolic fistula, a rare complication of long‐standing gallstone disease, is a diagnostic challenge owing to nonspecific clinical presentation and lack of accurate preprocedural diagnostic modalities. In case of incidental discovery of the fistula during the surgical procedure, excision of the fistula with repair of the colonic defect is imperative.