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. 2016 Jan;11(1):481-483.
doi: 10.3892/ol.2015.3908. Epub 2015 Nov 10.

Peptic ulcers accompanied with gastrointestinal bleeding, pylorus obstruction and cholangitis secondary to choledochoduodenal fistula: A case report

Bin Xi  1 , Jun-Jun Jia  1 , Bing-Yi Lin  1 , Lei Geng  1 , Shu-Sen Zheng  1
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Peptic ulcers accompanied with gastrointestinal bleeding, pylorus obstruction and cholangitis secondary to choledochoduodenal fistula: A case report

Bin Xi et al. Oncol Lett. 2016 Jan.

Abstract

Peptic ulcers are an extremely common condition, usually occurring in the stomach and proximal duodenum. However, cases of peptic ulcers accompanied with multiple complications are extremely rare and hard to treat. The present case reinforces the requirement for the early recognition and correct treatment of peptic ulcers accompanied with multiple complications. A 67-year-old man presented with recurrent abdominal pain, fever and melena. The laboratory results showed anemia (hemoglobin 62 g/l) and hypoproteinemia (23 g/l). Abdominal imaging examinations revealed stones in the gallbladder and right liver, with air in the dilated intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile ducts. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography failed due to a deformed pylorus. The patient was finally diagnosed with peptic ulcers accompanied with gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, pylorus obstruction and cholangitis secondary to a choledochoduodenal fistula during an emergency pancreatoduodenectomy, which was performed due to a massive hemorrhage of the GI tract. The patient recovered well after the surgery.

Keywords: cholangitis; choledochoduodenal fistula; duodenal ulcer; gastric ulcer; gastrointestinal bleeding; pyloric obstruction.

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Abdominal computed tomography showing pneumobilia in the intrahepatic bile duct.
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Gastroduodenography revealing a pyloric obstruction and contrast medium entering into the bile tract.
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