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Spontaneous Cholecystocutaneous Fistula—Not an Old Time Story

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Cases of spontaneous cholecystocutaneous fistula continue to attend surgical outpatient department in-spite of tremendous improvement in early diagnosis and treatment of gallbladder disease. It occurs as a complication of acute suppurative cholecystitis or neglected chronic cholecystitis due to cholelithiasis. We report two cases of spontaneous cholecystocutaneous fistula due to chronic cholecystitis with review of literature.

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  1. Department of General surgery, Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Science and Research, Vallah, Amritsar, Punjab, India

    Yamini Kapoor, Gurjit Singh & Manila Khokhar

  2. 122, Basement, Sector 17-A, Gurgaon, Haryana, India

    Yamini Kapoor

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Kapoor, Y., Singh, G. & Khokhar, M. Spontaneous Cholecystocutaneous Fistula—Not an Old Time Story. Indian J Surg 75 (Suppl 1), 188–191 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-012-0560-2

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