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Gallstone ileus - the double challenge: case report and review of the literature [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Investigative Surgery, 2016
Gallstone ileus is a rare condition which occurs as an evolutive complication of biliary lithiasis. It occurs after stone migration from extrahepatic biliary tree to the digestive lumen, mostly through a biliary-enteric fistula.
Petrişor Banu, Vlad D. Constantin, Florian Popa, Mihaela F. Nistor, Ion G. Motofei, Cristian Bălălău   +5 more
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Spontaneous Biliary-Enteric Fistulas and Associated Complications: An Overview.

Chirurgia (Bucharest, Romania : 1990), 2022
Spontaneous biliary-enteric fistula (SBEF) is an abnormal communication between the biliary tree and the gastrointestinal tract which develops as a result of biliary or gastrointestinal disease. Iatrogenic fistulas, due to surgery or instrumental exploration, are not included in this definition. R. Colombo, in 1559, was the first to describe SBEF as an
Franco, Stagnitti, Andrea, Stagnitti, Eugen, Tarcoveanu   +2 more
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Development of bile duct bezoars following cholecystectomy caused by choledochoduodenal fistula formation: a case report

BMC Gastroenterology, 2006
Background The formation of bile duct bezoars is a rare event. Its occurrence when there is no history of choledochoenteric anastomosis or duodenal diverticulum constitutes an extremely scarce finding.
Adibnejad Soheil, Amini Mohsen, Moghaddam Jamal   +2 more
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Two Sites of Obstruction with Gallstones: A Case Report of Bouveret Syndrome with a Concurrent Biliary Ileus

Case Reports in Surgery, 2023
Bouveret syndrome is a gastric outlet obstruction, and biliary ileus is an obstruction of the small bowel, and both are caused by a gallstone that escaped the gallbladder through a bilio-enteric fistula.
Eric Bergeron, Maude Pichette
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Laparoscopic Management of Bouveret’s Syndrome after Failed Endoscopic Approach

Case Reports in Surgery, 2019
Bouveret’s syndrome is a complication of cholelithiasis that presents with gastric outlet obstruction due to an impacted gallstone in the duodenum following cholecystoduodenal fistula.
Ariel Nicolas Tchercansky, Guido Luis Busnelli, Matías E. Mihura, Rafael José Maurette   +3 more
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A case of abdominal pain and abnormal location of gallstone diagnosed by endoscopic ultrasound

Journal of Digestive Endoscopy, 2017
A 50‑year‑old male came to us with pain abdomen; endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) made a diagnosis of cholecystoduodenal fistula which was later on confirmed on gastroscopy and surgery.
Narendra Singh Choudhary, Rajesh Puri, Rinkesh Kumar Bansal, Mukesh Nasa   +3 more
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Asymptomatic Cholecystocolonic Fistula: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Dilemma

Case Reports in Surgery, 2013
Cholecystocolonic fistulas (CCF) are rare complications of gallstones with a variable clinical presentation. Despite modern diagnostic tools, cholecystocolonic fistulas are often asymptomatic and it is difficult to diagnose them preoperatively.
Nicola Antonacci, Giovanni Taffurelli, Riccardo Casadei, Claudio Ricci, Francesco Monari, Francesco Minni   +5 more
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Development of a duodenal gallstone ileus with gastric outlet obstruction (Bouveret syndrome) four months after successful treatment of symptomatic gallstone disease with cholecystitis and cholangitis: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2010
Introduction Cases of gallstone ileus account for 1% to 4% of all instances of mechanical bowel obstruction. The majority of obstructing gallstones are located in the terminal ileum. Less than 10% of impacted gallstones are located in the duodenum.
Winnekendonk Guido, Zieren Jürgen, Giese Arnd, Henning Bernhard F   +3 more
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Nursing of a child with biliary-enteric anastomotic strictures complicated by intestinal obstruction after liver transplantation (1例肝移植术后并发胆肠吻合口狭窄与肠梗阻患儿的护理)

中西医结合护理, 2023
This article summarizes the nursing experience of a child with biliary-enteric anastomotic strictures complicated by intestinal obstruction after liver transplantation.
DI Mengxue (邸梦雪), JIANG Ying (蒋莹), GAO Wei (高伟)   +2 more
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One-stage Surgery in a Huge Gallstone Ileus Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review

Journal of Medical Sciences
Gallstone ileus is a rare complication of cholelithiasis, with an incidence of 0.5%. In this condition, a biliary stone enters into the bowel through a biliary-enteric fistula.
Chia-Chang Wei, Hsiu-Lung Fan
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