Pneumobilia--clue to an unusual cause of diarrhea.
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
A 65-year lady presented with diarrhea and weight loss of six months duration. Initial evaluation suggested that malabsorption was the possible underlying mechanism for the diarrhea. Work up for the common etiologies of malabsorption was non-contributory. Presence of pneumobilia raised the suspicion of a bilio-enteric fistula, which was subsequently confirmed on barium enema and endoscopic cholangio-pancreaticography to be a cholecystocolic fistula. At surgery, a fistulous tract from the fundus of the gallbladder was found to be communicating with the hepatic flexure. Fistulectomy with cholecystectomy resulted in prompt relief of symptoms. Cholecystocolic fistula (CCF) is a rare biliary fistula with diverse presentation.
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Assunto principal:
Sulfato de Bário
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Idoso
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Fístula Biliar
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Fístula Intestinal
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Doenças do Colo
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Diagnóstico Diferencial
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Diarreia
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Enema
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
Idioma:
Inglês
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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