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The presence of cholecystoduodenal fistula, a rare condition, has been one of the reasons for conversion from laparoscopic cholecystectomy to open cholecystectomy. Here we report a patient with cholecystocholedocholithiasis complicated by chole-cystoduodenal fistula, diagnosed preoperatively and treated by combined endoscopic sphincterotomy and laparoscopic cholecystofistulectomy. After the removal of multiple bile-duct stones by endoscopic sphincterotomy, the patient underwent laparoscopic cholecystofistulectomy. We were able to resect the fistula without cleavage, using an endoscopic linear stapling device, because we had been able to confirm the site of the fistula preoperatively. The patient's postoperative course was uneventful. We conclude that laparoscopic cholecystofistulectomy by skilled laparoscopic surgeons can be adopted as a first-choice treatment for cholecystoduodenal fistula.
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Received: January 6, 2000 / Accepted: April 28, 2000
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Chikamori, F., Okumiya, K., Inoue, A. et al. Laparoscopic cholecystofistulectomy for preoperatively diagnosed cholecystoduodenal fistula. J Gastroenterol 36, 125–128 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s005350170141
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s005350170141