Iliass Charif^*, Hossam Benhammane, Dafr-Allah Benajah, Said Ait Laalim, Khalid Mazaz, Adil Ibrahimi, Mounia El Yousfi

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Department of Gastroenterology, Hassan II University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Fez, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco.
Department of Surgery, Hassan II University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Fez, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco.
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Abstract: A 60-year-old woman presented to the emergency department of our university hospital for several episodes of upper gastro-intestinal bleeding (hematemesis and melena). The endoscopic examination (Figure 1) showed a large ulcer at the front of the bulb, with a calculation within it and a visible vessel on the banks of the ulcer treated by putting two clips. Computer tomography (CT), demonstrated a sclerotic, atrophic and multi gallstone gallbladder, with a calculation protruding in the duodenum. The patient underwent surgery which consisted on partial cholecystectomy with duodenal suture and closing of cystic duct.

Keywords: Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Cholecystoenteric Fistula

Cite this paper: Charif, I. , Benhammane, H. , Benajah, D. , Laalim, S. , Mazaz, K. , Ibrahimi, A. and Yousfi, M. (2014) A Rare Cause of Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Cholecystoenteric Fistula. Case Reports in Clinical Medicine, 3, 521-523. doi: 10.4236/crcm.2014.39114.

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