Cholecystocolonic Fistulas from Diverticulosis: A Potentially Missable Cause of Liver Abscesses
Cholecystocolonic fistulas (CCF) due to colonic diverticulosis are a rare cause of liver abscesses. It is even rarer to simultaneously have choledocholithiasis, another cause for liver abscesses. In this case report, we found both pathologies and emphasise the need to study cholangiograms carefully...
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| description | Cholecystocolonic fistulas (CCF) due to colonic diverticulosis are a rare cause of liver abscesses. It is even rarer to simultaneously have choledocholithiasis, another cause for liver abscesses. In this case report, we found both pathologies and emphasise the need to study cholangiograms carefully so as not to miss alternative diagnoses. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e6fecf4c2058432c8947512a1b4084e92025-02-03T01:32:46ZengWileyCase Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine2090-65282090-65362016-01-01201610.1155/2016/48034614803461Cholecystocolonic Fistulas from Diverticulosis: A Potentially Missable Cause of Liver AbscessesBen Warner0Terry Wong1Philip Berry2Gastroenterology, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UKGastroenterology, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UKGastroenterology, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UKCholecystocolonic fistulas (CCF) due to colonic diverticulosis are a rare cause of liver abscesses. It is even rarer to simultaneously have choledocholithiasis, another cause for liver abscesses. In this case report, we found both pathologies and emphasise the need to study cholangiograms carefully so as not to miss alternative diagnoses.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4803461 |
| spellingShingle | Ben Warner Terry Wong Philip Berry Cholecystocolonic Fistulas from Diverticulosis: A Potentially Missable Cause of Liver Abscesses Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine |
| title | Cholecystocolonic Fistulas from Diverticulosis: A Potentially Missable Cause of Liver Abscesses |
| title_full | Cholecystocolonic Fistulas from Diverticulosis: A Potentially Missable Cause of Liver Abscesses |
| title_fullStr | Cholecystocolonic Fistulas from Diverticulosis: A Potentially Missable Cause of Liver Abscesses |
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| title_short | Cholecystocolonic Fistulas from Diverticulosis: A Potentially Missable Cause of Liver Abscesses |
| title_sort | cholecystocolonic fistulas from diverticulosis a potentially missable cause of liver abscesses |
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