[Spontaneous bilio-digestive fistula after intraoperative choledochus ligation]. 1983

H D Kuntz, and S John, and B May, and D Meessen

Intraoperative lesions of the extrahepatic bile ducts during cholecystectomy do occur; the incidence is about 0.2 to 0.8%. Lesions of the hepatic duct and the choledochus duct followed by stenosis (usually of the cystic duct confluent) do occur most frequently. Intraoperative ligation of the hepatic duct or the choledochus duct are the most severe sequelae of biliary surgery; the leading symptom is progressive postoperative obstructive jaundice. A bilio-digestive fistula may be formed spontaneously and may masquerade this complication leading to relapsing cholangitis. Pathogenesis, clinical symptoms and therapy of bilio-digestive fistula are discussed, after an own case report is given.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007412 Intestinal Fistula An abnormal anatomical passage between the INTESTINE, and another segment of the intestine or other organs. External intestinal fistula is connected to the SKIN (enterocutaneous fistula). Internal intestinal fistula can be connected to a number of organs, such as STOMACH (gastrocolic fistula), the BILIARY TRACT (cholecystoduodenal fistula), or the URINARY BLADDER of the URINARY TRACT (colovesical fistula). Risk factors include inflammatory processes, cancer, radiation treatment, and surgical misadventures (MEDICAL ERRORS). Cholecystoduodenal Fistula,Colovesical Fistula,Enterocutaneous Fistula,Fistula, Cholecystoduodenal,Fistula, Colovesical,Fistula, Enterocutaneous,Fistula, Intestinal
D007431 Intraoperative Complications Complications that affect patients during surgery. They may or may not be associated with the disease for which the surgery is done, or within the same surgical procedure. Peroperative Complications,Surgical Injuries,Complication, Intraoperative,Complication, Peroperative,Injuries, Surgical,Complications, Intraoperative,Complications, Peroperative,Injury, Surgical,Intraoperative Complication,Peroperative Complication,Surgical Injury
D008026 Ligation Application of a ligature to tie a vessel or strangulate a part. Ligature,Ligations,Ligatures
D008297 Male Males
D002761 Cholangitis Inflammation of the biliary ductal system (BILE DUCTS); intrahepatic, extrahepatic, or both. Cholangitides
D002763 Cholecystectomy Surgical removal of the GALLBLADDER. Cholecystectomies
D003135 Common Bile Duct The largest bile duct. It is formed by the junction of the CYSTIC DUCT and the COMMON HEPATIC DUCT. Choledochus,Bile Duct, Common,Common Bile Ducts,Duct, Common Bile
D004378 Duodenal Diseases Pathological conditions in the DUODENUM region of the small intestine (INTESTINE, SMALL). Disease, Duodenal,Diseases, Duodenal,Duodenal Disease
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly

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