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ArticleCureus2022

Cholecystoduodenal Fistula: A Case Series of an Unusual Complication of Gallstone Diseases.

P Senthil Kumar, Sakthivel Harikrishnan

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Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

P Senthil KumarSurgical Gastroenterology, Government Villupuram Medical College, Villupuram, IND.
Sakthivel HarikrishnanSurgical Gastroenterology and Liver Transplant, Government Stanley Medical College, Chennai, IND.
Government Medical College · INStanley Medical College · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The usual complications of gallstone diseases are acute cholecystitis, choledocholithiasis, cholangitis, and acute pancreatitis. Most of the patients who present with these complications have a prior history suggestive of gallstone diseases. Cholecystoenteric fistula is a very uncommon complication of gallstone disease, and many patients do not have a previous history suggestive of biliary pathology. Gallstone ileus is a mechanical cause of intestinal obstruction due to the passage of a large stone through the cholecystoenteric fistula. These patients present with vague clinical signs and symptoms and non-specific laboratory abnormalities; hence, a high index of suspicion is needed for early diagnosis and management of the same. Once diagnosed, controversies exist in their appropriate surgical management. We present a series of four cases of cholecystoduodenal fistula, two patients presenting with gallstone ileus, and two patients presenting with cholangitis and their successful surgical management.

Indexed as

cholecystoduodenal fistulacholecystoenteric fistulaenterolithotomygallstone diseasesgallstones complicationinternal biliary fistula

Identifiers

PMID36545161
PMCPMC9760288
OpenAlexW4309455262

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