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Newest firstBackground A 38-year-old woman with a 32-year history of recurrent biliary stones (cholecystectomy at age 6 and open choledochotomy with 6-month T-tube indwelling at age 16) presented with 2 h of postprandial right upper quadrant pain. Laboratory tests showed mild hyperbilirubinemia (total bilirubin 24.4 μmol/L, direct bilirubin 8.4 μmol/L) and elevated alanine transaminase of 287 U/L. Abdominal CT scan revealed c…
Open article record in new tab ↗Choledochoduodenal fistula is an abnormal connection between the common bile duct and the duodenum. The commonest cause is cholecystolithiasis, however, other causes are iatrogenic factors, bile duct stones (choledocholithiasis), and chronic duodenal ulcers. Here, we report a case of choledochoduodenal fistula secondary to long standing choledocholithiasis post cholecystectomy who presented with intermittent abdom…