Anterior Abdominal Wall Abscess Secondary to Subcutaneous Gallstones

Abdominal wall abscess secondary to spontaneous cholecystocutaneous gallstone fistulation is an uncommon presentation of a rare pathological process. Having been described relatively frequently in the 19th century, it is now much less common in the late 20th and early 21st century, probably due to e...

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Main Authors:	John A. Murphy, C.Dale Vimalachandran, Nathan Howes, Paula Ghaneh
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Karger Publishers 2008-07-01
Series:	Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:	Abscess Cholecystocutaneous fistula Subcutaneous gallstones
Online Access:	http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/137375

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spelling	doaj-d3b577063fb0471eb7ddd6dc9bd6fecb2020-11-24T23:19:45ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Gastroenterology1662-06312008-07-012221922310.1159/000137375137375Anterior Abdominal Wall Abscess Secondary to Subcutaneous GallstonesJohn A. MurphyC.Dale VimalachandranNathan HowesPaula GhanehAbdominal wall abscess secondary to spontaneous cholecystocutaneous gallstone fistulation is an uncommon presentation of a rare pathological process. Having been described relatively frequently in the 19th century, it is now much less common in the late 20th and early 21st century, probably due to earlier recognition of symptoms, better imaging and surgical treatment of biliary tract disease. Here we describe a report of a case with an unusual clinical presentation of the already rare pathological disease process of spontaneous cholecystocutaneous fistula.http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/137375AbscessCholecystocutaneous fistulaSubcutaneous gallstones
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spellingShingle	John A. Murphy C.Dale Vimalachandran Nathan Howes Paula Ghaneh Anterior Abdominal Wall Abscess Secondary to Subcutaneous Gallstones Case Reports in Gastroenterology Abscess Cholecystocutaneous fistula Subcutaneous gallstones
author_facet	John A. Murphy C.Dale Vimalachandran Nathan Howes Paula Ghaneh
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title	Anterior Abdominal Wall Abscess Secondary to Subcutaneous Gallstones
title_short	Anterior Abdominal Wall Abscess Secondary to Subcutaneous Gallstones
title_full	Anterior Abdominal Wall Abscess Secondary to Subcutaneous Gallstones
title_fullStr	Anterior Abdominal Wall Abscess Secondary to Subcutaneous Gallstones
title_full_unstemmed	Anterior Abdominal Wall Abscess Secondary to Subcutaneous Gallstones
title_sort	anterior abdominal wall abscess secondary to subcutaneous gallstones
publisher	Karger Publishers
series	Case Reports in Gastroenterology
issn	1662-0631
publishDate	2008-07-01
description	Abdominal wall abscess secondary to spontaneous cholecystocutaneous gallstone fistulation is an uncommon presentation of a rare pathological process. Having been described relatively frequently in the 19th century, it is now much less common in the late 20th and early 21st century, probably due to earlier recognition of symptoms, better imaging and surgical treatment of biliary tract disease. Here we describe a report of a case with an unusual clinical presentation of the already rare pathological disease process of spontaneous cholecystocutaneous fistula.
topic	Abscess Cholecystocutaneous fistula Subcutaneous gallstones
url	http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/137375
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Anterior Abdominal Wall Abscess Secondary to Subcutaneous Gallstones

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