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Cholecystocolonic fistula with a giant colonic gallstone: the mainstay of treatment in an acute sett...

Cholecystocolonic fistula with a giant colonic gallstone: the mainstay of treatment in an acute sett...

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6189374

Cholecystocolonic fistula with a giant colonic gallstone: the mainstay of treatment in an acute setting

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Cholecystocolonic fistula with a giant colonic gallstone: the mainstay of treatment in an acute setting

Publisher

England: Oxford University Press

Journal title

Journal of surgical case reports, 2018-10, Vol.2018 (10), p.rjy278

Language

English

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England: Oxford University Press

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Contents

A cholecystoenteric fistula (CEF) is a rare complication of cholelithiasis with cholecystitis. Cholecystocolonic fistulas (CCFs) account for 8-26.5% of all CEFs. CCFs can cause colonic bleeding, obstruction or perforation, with such complications being mainly reported in the narrower sigmoid colon. Colonic biliary ileus, or obstruction due to the c...

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Cholecystocolonic fistula with a giant colonic gallstone: the mainstay of treatment in an acute setting

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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6189374

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6189374

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ISSN

2042-8812

E-ISSN

2042-8812

DOI

10.1093/jscr/rjy278

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