These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: [Choledocho-duodenal fistula due to perforating duodenal ulcer disease. Report of 3 cases].
    Author: Diop PS, Ndoye JM, Masson A, Fall B.
    Journal: Dakar Med; 2008; 53(3):170-5. PubMed ID: 19626787.
    Abstract:
    The authors report three (3) cases of choledoco-duodenal fistula due to perforating duodenal ulcer disease. All of them were male, aged from 35 to 55 years. The ulcer symptomatology summarised the clinical feature. They presented respectively a prestenosis, a stenosis and a chronic ulcer The fistula diagnosis was estasblished at the oesogastro-duodenal radiologic exploration showing an opacification of the common bile duct. The surgical treatment concerned bnly to the ulcer. A gastrectomy of exclusion with digestive continuity re-establishment according to FINSTERER in the pre-stenosis, vagotomy associated to gastrojejunostomy and the pylore closing at both other were performed. After 24, 23 and 5 months follow-up all the patients were disease free; classified VISICK I. Rarely reported among the complications of the duodenal ulcer the choledoco-duodenal fistula is a reality. Currently the majority of the authors recommend the respect of the fistula in the event of surgical operation.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]