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CASE REPORT
Massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding: a rare complication of cholecystoduodenal fistula
  1. Dinesh Kumar Vadioaloo1,
  2. Guo Hou Loo2,
  3. Voon Meng Leow1 and
  4. Manisekar Subramaniam3
  1. 1 Hepatobiliary Department, Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah, Alor Setar, Malaysia
  2. 2 General Surgery, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Fakulti Perubatan, Selangor, Malaysia
  3. 3 Hepatobiliary Surgery, Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah, Alor Setar, Malaysia
  1. Correspondence to Dr Guo Hou Loo, looguohou{at}gmail.com

Abstract

A biliary fistula which may occur spontaneously or after surgery, is an abnormal communication from the biliary system to an organ, cavity or free surface. Spontaneous biliary-enteric fistula is a rare complication of gallbladder pathology, with over 90% of them secondary to cholelithiasis. Approximately 6% are due to perforating peptic ulcers. Symptoms of biliary-enteric fistula varies widely and usually non-specific, mimicking any chronic biliary disease. Cholecystoduodenal fistula causing severe upper gastrointestinal (UGI) bleed is very rare. Bleeding cholecystoduodenal fistula commonly requires surgical resection of the fistula and repair of the duodenal perforation. We describe the case of a previously healthy older patient who initially presented with symptoms suggestive of UGI bleeding. Bleeding could not be controlled endoscopically. When a laparotomy was performed, a cholecystoduodenal fistula was discovered and bleeding was noted to originate from the superficial branch of cystic artery.

  • GI bleeding
  • general surgery
  • pancreas and biliary tract

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2018-228654

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors DKV and VML conceived the idea of writing this case report. GHL and DKV wrote and revised the manuscript. VML and MS performed critical revision to the manuscript. All authors discussed and reviewed the final manuscript and approved the version to be published.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.

    • Patient consent for publication Obtained.