Spontaneous cholecystocutaneous abscess.
Spontaneous cholecystocutaneous abscesses or fistulae are rare complications of neglected biliary calculous disease which have become extremely rare during the last decades. We report a case of spontaneous cholecystocutaneous abscess in a 69-year-old male who presented with a mass in the right subcostal region.The diagnosis was made by CT scan with multiplanar reformating. Treatment consisted of incision and drainage of the abdominal wall abscess followed by cholecystectomy in a one-stage protocol.
Department of Abdominal Surgery, General Hospital, AZ. St. Maarten, Duffel, Belgium. willemjanmets@hotmail.com
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Metsemakers
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Quanten
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Vanhoenacker
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Spiessens
D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D001658:Biliary Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000150:complications*; D003287:Contrast Media; D017577:Cutaneous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
D003287:Contrast Media