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Four patients with spontaneous internal biliary fistulas of the choledocho-duodenal type due to duodenal ulcer are presented. A review of the literature and a commentary on the symptomatology and treatment are made.
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Fellow in Gastroenterology, Scott and White Memorial Hospital, and Scott, Sherwood and Brindley Foundation.
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McEwan-Alvarado, G., Dysart, D.N. Choledochoduodenal fistulas complicating duodenal ulcer. Digest Dis Sci 12, 947–954 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02236453
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