Cholecystocolonic Fistula
- 1 April 1990
- journal article
- case studies
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology
- Vol. 12 (2) , 192-194
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00004836-199004000-00017
Abstract
A patient with the painless onset of a cholecystocolonic fistula associated with virtually complete common bile duct obstruction due to stones provided a unique opportunity to assess the consequences of prolonged bile acid depletion on the digestion and absorption of nutrients. Over 2 years, the patient insidiously developed steator-rhea, osteomalacia with an atraumatic pelvic fracture, and congestive heart failure complicated by polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (torsade de pointes) all of which could be attributed to malabsorption of fat and fat-soluble vitamins.Keywords
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