Spontaneous cholecystocutaneous fistula presenting with an abscess containing multiple gallstones: a case report.
Spontaneous cholecystocutaneous fistula is a rare complication of chronic calculous cholecystitis. This complication, a result of the natural history of gallbladder stones, was formerly common. Today it is rare, because of early diagnosis and treatment of biliary tract diseases. We report a case of spontaneous cholecystocutaneous fistula in a 70-year-old female patient who presented with an abscess formation in the right upper quadrant. After the incision of this infective focus, many gallstones were picked up. One-stage open cholecystectomy and excision of the fistula tract were carried out after control of the abdominal wall infection.
Yüceyar
Serdar
S
Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of General Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ertürk
Süphan
S
Karabiçak
Ilhan
I
Onur
Ender
E
Aydoğan
Fatih
F
D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D001658:Biliary Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000150:complications*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D017577:Cutaneous Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D042882:Gallstones / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans