• Internal medicine · Jun 2021

    Case Reports

    A Case of Effective Endoscopic Closure of Cholecysto-duodenal and Transverse Colon Fistulas due to Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Gallbladder using Polyglycolic Acid Sheets and a Covered Metal Stent.

    • Satoshi Sato, Daisuke Chinda, Yusuke Tanaka, Naotoshi Kaizuka, Naoki Higuchi, Shinji Ota, Kuniaki Miyazawa, Hidezumi Kikuchi, Syu Aizawa, Hideki Iwamura, and Shinsaku Fukuda.
    • Department of Gastroenterology, Hematology and Rheumatology, Tsugaru General Hospital, Japan.
    • Intern. Med. 2021 Jun 1; 60 (11): 1723-1729.

    AbstractAn 81-year-old woman presented with abdominal distension and right hypochondrial pain. Abdominal contrast computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed an 11-cm gallbladder tumor. The patient was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the gallbladder by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration from the gastric antrum. Thereafter, the gallbladder tumor enlarged, and cholecysto-duodenal and transverse colon fistulas were formed. A covered metal stent was placed on the transverse colon, and polyglycolic acid sheets were injected into the duodenum to close the fistulas endoscopically. Endoscopic closure is less invasive than surgery and considered effective for patients with poor general health conditions.

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