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Cholecystocolonic fistula preoperatively diagnosed by endoscopic ultrasound of the colon
Author(s) -
OKADA NAOTO,
HIROOKA YOSHIKI,
ITOH AKIHIRO,
HASHIMOTO SENJU,
ISHIKAWA HIDEKI,
ITOH TERUTOMO,
KAWASHIMA HIROKI,
GOTO HIDEMI
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.214
H-Index - 130
eISSN - 1440-1746
pISSN - 0815-9319
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2005.03206.x
Subject(s) - medicine , endoscopic ultrasound , fistula , radiology , ultrasound , endoscopy , surgery , general surgery
The patient was a 58‐year‐old woman. Gallbladder stones and occult blood in feces were detected during a physical check‐up, then the patient was referred to Nagoya University Hospital. In this case the fistula was difficult to diagnosed by ultrasound and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) of the upper intestinal tract because the gallbladder was filled with stones. Barium enema and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography did not reveal fistula. Curved‐linear array EUS of the colon showed fistula.