title: Cholecystocolonic fistula preoperatively diagnosed by endoscopic ultrasound of the colon.
abstract: The patient was a 58-year-old woman. Gallbladder stones and occult blood in feces were detected during a physical check-up, then the patient was referred to Nagoya University Hospital. In this case the fistula was difficult to diagnosed by ultrasound and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) of the upper intestinal tract because the gallbladder was filled with stones. Barium enema and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography did not reveal fistula. Curved-linear array EUS of the colon showed fistula.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.
authors.forename: Naoto
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: Yoshiki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hirooka
authors.forename: Akihiro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: Senju
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: Terutomo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawashima
authors.forename: Hidemi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Goto
mesh_terms: D001658:Biliary Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003113:Colonoscopy; D019160:Endosonography; D005260:Female; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D042882:Gallstones / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed