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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jun 27, 2023; 15(6): 1191-1201
Published online Jun 27, 2023. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v15.i6.1191
Gallbladder perforation with fistulous communication
Alejandro Quiroga-Garza, Neri Alejandro Alvarez-Villalobos, Milton Alberto Muñoz-Leija, Mariano Garcia-Campa, Hermilo Jeptef Angeles-Mar, Guillermo Jacobo-Baca, Rodrigo Enrique Elizondo-Omana, Santos Guzman-Lopez
Alejandro Quiroga-Garza, Milton Alberto Muñoz-Leija, Hermilo Jeptef Angeles-Mar, Guillermo Jacobo-Baca, Rodrigo Enrique Elizondo-Omana, Santos Guzman-Lopez, Human Anatomy Department, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, School of Medicine, Monterrey 64460, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Alejandro Quiroga-Garza, General Surgery Division, Hospital de Traumatología y Ortopedia No. 21, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Monterrey 64000, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Neri Alejandro Alvarez-Villalobos, Mariano Garcia-Campa, Plataforma INVEST Medicina UANL-KER Unit Mayo Clinic, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, School of Medicine, Monterrey 64460, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Neri Alejandro Alvarez-Villalobos, Family Medicine Division, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Monterrey 64000, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Milton Alberto Muñoz-Leija, Surgery Division, Hospital General de Zona No. 6, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Monterrey 64000, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Author contributions: Quiroga-Garza A and Alvarez-Villalobos NA contributed equally to this work and should be considered as co-first authors; Quiroga-Garza A, Alvarez-Villalobos NA, Angeles-Mar HJ, Garcia-Campac M, Muñoz-Leija MA, Jacobo-Baca G, Elizondo-Omaña RE, and Guzmán-López S contributed to study conception and design, and drafting and critical revision of the manuscrip; Quiroga-Garza A, Alvarez-Villalobos NA, Angeles-Mar HJ, Garcia-Campac M, and Muñoz-Leija MA contributed to acquisition of the data; Quiroga-Garza A, Alvarez-Villalobos NA, Angeles-Mar HJ, Garcia-Campac M, Muñoz-Leija MA, and Guzmán-López S contributed to analysis and interpretation of the data.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflict of interest for this article.
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Corresponding author: Rodrigo Enrique Elizondo-Omana, MD, PhD, Professor, Research Fellow, Research Scientist, Human Anatomy Department, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (U.A.N.L.), Avenida Francisco I. Madero y Gonzalitos s/n Colonia Mitras Centro, Monterrey 64460, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. rod_omana@yahoo.com
Received: January 20, 2023
Peer-review started: January 20, 2023
First decision: February 14, 2023
Revised: February 17, 2023
Accepted: April 19, 2023
Article in press: April 19, 2023
Published online: June 27, 2023
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Gallbladder perforations are rare. Management guidelines are non-specific. Although a clear benefit of laparoscopic cholecystectomy over open cholecystectomy is lacking, with the increase in laparoscopic training and availability, this approach may demonstrate superiority in time.