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A typical presentation of a rare complication of cholelithiasis: Bouveret syndrome [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
Bouveret syndrome (BS) is an exceptionally rare variant of gallstone ileus, specified by gastric outlet obstruction resulting from migration of a large gallstone through the bilio-enteric fistula and is impacted in the pylorus or duodenum.
Pimplawar, Yayati, Sultana, Sadaf
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Silent And Incidental Presentation of Cholecystogastric Fistula

open access: bronzeIOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences, 2017
Dattaprasad Samant   +3 more
openalex   +2 more sources

Gallstone ileus an uncommon cause of bowel obstruction [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
Gallstone ileus is caused by the impaction of one or more gallstones within the gastrointestinal tract leading to mechanical obstruction. Thomas Bartholin described the first case in 1654 during an autopsy.
Yañez Herrera, Guadalupe G.   +1 more
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Surgical Management of Cholecystoenteric Fistula in Patients With and Without Gallstone Ileus: An Experience of 29 Cases

open access: yesFrontiers in Surgery, 2022
BackgroundCholecystoenteric fistula (CEF) is an uncommon complication of cholelithiasis. Here, we report our experience on diagnostic methods and surgical management of CEF patients with and without gallstone ileus (GI).MethodsThis is a retrospective ...
Shi-fei Huang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rolling in the Deep: Imaging Findings and Diagnostic Pearls in Gallstone Ileus

open access: yesSurgery Research and Practice, Volume 2020, Issue 1, 2020., 2020
Gallstone ileus is a dramatic complication of gallstone disease, uncommon but not exceptional in a busy emergency department. It represents a cause of mechanical intestinal obstruction, which predominantly occurs in elderly and frail patients; this contributes to the high morbidity and mortality rates associated with this condition.
Carnevale Aldo   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bouveret syndrome : a rare case of gallstone ileus further complicated by stone migration [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Bouveret syndrome is a rare cause of gastric outlet obstruction due to gallstone impaction in the pylorus or proximal duodenum. This paper reports a case of Bouveret syndrome in a 66-year-old male patient in whom pre-operative investigations revealed a ...
Dunlop, Hannah, Goodarzi, Mohammad
core   +1 more source

Multiple putative oncogenes at the chromosome 20q amplicon contribute to colorectal adenoma to carcinoma progression [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Objective: This study aimed to identify the oncogenes at 20q involved in colorectal adenoma to carcinoma progression by measuring the effect of 20q gain on mRNA expression of genes in this amplicon. Methods: Segmentation of DNA copy number changes on 20q
Carvalho, B   +14 more
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Upper Gastrointestinal Manifestation of Bezoars and the Etiological Factors: A Literature Review

open access: yesGastroenterology Research and Practice, Volume 2019, Issue 1, 2019., 2019
A gastric bezoar is a compact mass of indigestible foreign materials that accumulate and consolidate in the stomach; however, it can be found in other sites of the gastrointestinal tract. The causative manner of this condition is complex and multifactorial.
Samiullah Khan   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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