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Rare Problems: Mirizzi Syndrome, Fistula and Gallstone Ileus

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Chronic complications of gallstone disease are rare problems with an incidence less than 1%. Fistulation between the gallbladder and the extrahepatic bile ducts (Mirizzi syndrome) and cholecysto-enteric fistula occur as the result of an advanced stage of chronic inflammation process.

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  2. Department of General Surgery, Section Hepato-bilio-pancreato and Liver Transplant Unit, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina, Juan D. Perón 4190, C1181ACH, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Martin de Santibañes M.D. & Eduardo de Santibañes M.D., Ph.D.

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Czerwonko, M., de Santibañes, M., de Santibañes, E. (2018). Rare Problems: Mirizzi Syndrome, Fistula and Gallstone Ileus. In: Cox, M., Eslick, G., Padbury, R. (eds) The Management of Gallstone Disease. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63884-3_13

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