of stones from the gall bladder.3 There are several clinical implications. The long contiguous course of the cystic duct and common hepatic duct could explain why surgeons sometimes inadvertently leave a long remnant of cystic duct, which is reputedly a cause of the postcholecystectomy syndrome.4 Furthermore, the migration of stones from the gall bladder into the contiguous segment may explain ...

Background Currently various management approaches are described in the literature for Mirizzi's syndrome. But, there is no clear guidelines for the safe management approach for this rare syndrome. Aim of the Study To conduct a systematic review of management of Mirizzi syndrome. Methods We have conducted a literature search in Medline and Embase data bases using Ovid search engine using the fo...

We report a case of Mirizzi syndrome type II associated with biliary enteric fistula. It is important to identify this combination early, as it is associated with high morbidity. In our case, intraoperative findings were cholecystoduodenal fistula and communication of Hartmann's pouch with common bile duct (CBD). A subtotal cholecystectomy with excision of cholecystoduodenal fistula was perform...