Open AccessCholecystoduodenal fistula presenting with upper gastrointestinal bleeding: A case report
Author(s) -
Jin Myung Park,
Chang Don Kang,
Ji Hyun Kim,
Sang Hoon Lee,
SeungJoo Nam,
Sung Chul Park,
Sung Joon Lee,
Seungkoo Lee
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i2.410
Subject(s) - medicine , upper gastrointestinal bleeding , gastrointestinal bleeding , general surgery , surgery , fistula , endoscopy
Cholecystoduodenal fistula is a rare complication of cholelithiasis. Symptoms are usually non-specific and often indistinguishable from those of etiologic diseases, but it rarely presents as severe gastrointestinal bleeding. Bleeding associated with cholecystoduodenal fistula usually requires surgery because significant bleeding from the cystic artery is unlikely to be resolved by conservative management or endoscopic hemostasis.