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Internal fistulae from the gall bladder may enter the duodenum,
colon or common bile duct (Mirrizi Syndrome). Fistulation to the skin either
directly or via the pleural cavity has been reported. Gall stone ileus results
from fistulation to the duodenum with passage of a large stone into the bowel
which become impacted in the distal ileum. The classical presentation is of
a small bowel obstruction with gas in the biliary tree. Usually it is best
to remove the impacted stone but to leave the gall bladder in situ as its
removal will lead to a large, inflammatory defect in the duodenal wall which
will prove very difficult to close. Cholecyst-colonic fistula is much less
common but presents with weight loss and diarrhoea. Mirrizi syndrome with
fistulation into the CBD may present as jaundice but might also be found during
routine cholecystectomy. It is classically treated by cholecystectomy with
division of the CBD and formation of a Roux-en-Y hepatico-jejunostomy although
more conservative approaches have been described. Simple cholecystectomy and
insertion of a t tube into the CBD or simple repair of the CBD will often
lead to a late stricture of the CBD and jaundice.