TY - JOUR
T1 - Laparoscopic treatment of cholecystocolonic fistula
T2 - Report of a case preoperatively diagnosed by barium enema
AU - Hida, Yasuhiro
AU - Morita, Takayuki
AU - Fujita, Miyoshi
AU - Miyasaka, Yuji
AU - Katoh, Hiroyuki
PY - 1999/6
Y1 - 1999/6
N2 - The authors present a case of cholecystocolonic fistula with no specific symptoms, such as severe diarrhea or pneumobilia, preoperatively diagnosed and treated by the laparoscopic approach. A preoperative barium enema demonstrated a cholecystocolonic fistula. The fistula was divided by the laparoscopic stapling technique. Important features in the management of this case are (1) preoperative diagnosis of the fistula by barium enema carried out for screening colorectal cancer, (2) dissection of the gallbladder from its bed before division of the fistula, and (3) use of the laparoscopic stapling technique to divide the fistula while preventing fecal soilage.
AB - The authors present a case of cholecystocolonic fistula with no specific symptoms, such as severe diarrhea or pneumobilia, preoperatively diagnosed and treated by the laparoscopic approach. A preoperative barium enema demonstrated a cholecystocolonic fistula. The fistula was divided by the laparoscopic stapling technique. Important features in the management of this case are (1) preoperative diagnosis of the fistula by barium enema carried out for screening colorectal cancer, (2) dissection of the gallbladder from its bed before division of the fistula, and (3) use of the laparoscopic stapling technique to divide the fistula while preventing fecal soilage.
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U2 - 10.1097/00019509-199906000-00014
DO - 10.1097/00019509-199906000-00014
M3 - Article
C2 - 10804005
AN - SCOPUS:0032987327
SN - 1051-7200
VL - 9
SP - 217
EP - 219
JO - Surgical Laparoscopy and Endoscopy
JF - Surgical Laparoscopy and Endoscopy
IS - 3
ER -
