Cholecystoduodenal fistulae: Report of three cases

Abstract

Cholecystoduodenal fistulae is a rare clinical entity resulting from the inflammation of the gallbladder. Preoperative diagnosis of this clinical entity is difficult due to the obscure clinical picture and is frequently established intraoperatively. Since preoperative diagnosis of the clinical entity is hard during planning the surgical treatment, one should consider all its aspects including malignancy. In this report we present three distinct cases with cholecystoduodenal fistulae that were diagnosed intraoperatively. We aimed to discuss the diagnostic approach and the treatment modalities available in the guidance of the current literature.