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Spontaneous Cholecystocutaneous Fistula: A Complication of Neglected Biliary Tract Disease
Author(s) -
HOFFMAN LLOYD,
BEATON HOWARD,
WANTZ GEORGE
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1982.tb05059.x
Subject(s) - medicine , fistula , complication , biliary tract , gallbladder , disease , surgery , gallbladder disease , biliary fistula , general surgery
Spontaneous cholecystocutaneous fistula is rarely seen today because of the relative safety of early treatment of biliary tract disease. Two cases are presented, one complicated by carcinoma of the gallbladder. The literature is reviewed with reference to clinical presentations, diagnosis, and treatment. The long‐standing inflammatory process that precedes such an unusual occurrence makes the problem more common among patients of the geriatric age group.