Abstract |
This report describes a patient with a cholecystoduodenal fistula and cholecystocholedochal fistula who was found to have Actinomyces contained within the gallbladder upon pathologic examination. The cholecystocholedochal fistula was repaired using a flap of gallbladder over a T-tube, and the actinomycosis was successfully eradicated with 6 weeks of intravenous doxycycline followed by an additional 6 months of oral doxycycline.
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Authors | Samuel E Bledsoe, Adrienne E Oliver, Dennis G Delgado, Raleigh B Kent |
Journal | The American surgeon
(Am Surg)
Vol. 74
Issue 2
Pg. 133-5
(Feb 2008)
ISSN: 0003-1348 [Print] United States |
PMID | 18306863
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Actinomycosis
(complications)
- Aged
- Biliary Fistula
(microbiology)
- Common Bile Duct Diseases
(microbiology)
- Gallbladder Diseases
(microbiology)
- Humans
- Intestinal Fistula
(microbiology)
- Male
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