Cholecystocolic fistula diagnosis with hepatobiliary scintigraphy: A case report.
Bipadabhanjan MallickAnish BhattacharyaPankaj GuptaSrinath RathodDivya DahiyaUsha DuttaPublished in: JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2018)
We report a 62-year-old woman who presented with chronic watery diarrhea and weight loss. During evaluation, she was found to have pneumobilia in the absence of gallstones, raising the suspicion of bilioenteric communication. Computed tomography demonstrated adherence of the gallbladder to the adjacent transverse colon. Hepatobiliary scintigraphy demonstrated the presence of a cholecystocolic fistula. A planned uneventful open cholecystectomy with resection of fistulous tract and closure of colonic opening was performed, resulting in the complete resolution of clinical symptoms.
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- computed tomography
- pet ct
- bariatric surgery
- positron emission tomography
- minimally invasive
- magnetic resonance imaging
- roux en y gastric bypass
- glycemic control
- gastric bypass
- irritable bowel syndrome
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- sleep quality
- ulcerative colitis
- clostridium difficile
- type diabetes
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- body mass index
- drug induced
- image quality
- weight gain