title: Spontaneous external biliary fistula uncomplicated by gallstones.
abstract: External biliary fistulae are rare. Only 65 cases have been reported in the literature and in each instance gallstones were a complicating factor. We report in this paper the first case of spontaneous external (cholecystocutaneous) biliary fistula uncomplicated by gallstones.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Watford General Hospital, Hertfordshire, UK.
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Birch
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Cox
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001658:Biliary Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000150:complications; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology*