Cholecystoduodenal fistula, an infrequent complication of cholelithiasis: Our experience in its surgical management

• Published in: Revista de gastroenterología de México Vol. 82; no. 4; pp. 287 - 295
• Main Authors: Aguilar-Espinosa, F, Maza-Sánchez, R, Vargas-Solís, F, Guerrero-Martínez, G A, Medina-Reyes, J L, Flores-Quiroz, P I
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: Mexico 01.10.2017
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biliary Fistula - diagnosis; Biliary Fistula - epidemiology; Biliary Fistula - etiology; Biliary Fistula - surgery; Cholecystectomy; Cholelithiasis - complications; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Incidence; Intestinal Fistula - diagnosis; Intestinal Fistula - epidemiology; Intestinal Fistula - etiology; Intestinal Fistula - surgery; Male; Retrospective Studies; Treatment Outcome; Íleo biliar; Cholecystoduodenal fistula; Gallstone ileus; Fístula colecistoduodenal; Colangitis; Cholangitis

Bilioenteric fistulas are the abnormal communication between the bile duct system and the gastrointestinal tract that occurs spontaneously and is a rare complication of an untreated gallstone in the majority of cases. These fistulas can cause diverse clinical consequences and in some cases be life-t...