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QJM, 2010 Gallstone ileus is a rare disease, which is responsible for about 1%-4% of all cases of mechanical obstruction. The findings of gallstone ileus on computed tomography (CT) are pathognomonic.
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Gallstone Ileus in Octogenarians: Is Cholecystectomy Really Needed?
Acta Medica, 2023 Gallstone ileus is an uncommon complication of cholelithiasis and occurs when a gallstone migrates through a cholecystoenteric fistula and impacts within the gastrointestinal tract. Surgical intervention remains the treatment of choice, which consists of
Nikolaos Koliakos +7 more
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Gallstone ileus 16 years postcholecystectomy?
Radiology Case ReportsGallstone ileus, a rare complication of cholecystitis, occurs when the distal ileum becomes obstructed by gallstone causing, mechanical bowel obstruction. Gallstone ileus with history of cholecystectomy is exceptionally rare, with few cases documented in
Roma Tarar, BS, Anishur Rahman, DO
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Radiological diagnosis of gallstone sigmoid ileus or coleus: Case report and literature review [PDF]
South African Journal of RadiologyGallstone ileus is a mechanical bowel obstruction caused by a gallstone within the intestinal tract. It occurs secondary to a fistulous communication between the gallbladder and intestine and commonly causes a small bowel obstruction termed gallstone ...
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Gallstone Ileus: A Disease Easily Ignored in the Elderly
International Journal of Gerontology, 2008 Gallstone ileus is an uncommon cause of small bowel obstruction, accounting for only 1–4% of all intestinal obstructions. In patients with cholelithiasis, only 0.3–0.5% reportedly develop gallstone ileus. However, the condition causes 25% of cases of non-
Chen-Wang Chang +5 more
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Successful Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy of Giant Gallstone – A Case Report Study [PDF]
Diyala Journal of MedicineBackground: Gallstone diseases are the most common biliary pathologies. They are very frequent in the Western world, where the approximate incidence is about 10–15%.
Saman Taher Barzinjy
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Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022 Physiological activation of myeloid p38 controls macrophage IL‐12 production and crosstalk to the liver by modulating hepatic FGF21, and subsequently, brown adipose tissue thermogenesis during obesity Abstract Obesity features excessive fat accumulation in several body tissues and induces a state of chronic low‐grade inflammation that contributes to ...
María Crespo +14 more
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Gallstone ileus sigmoidnog kolona: prikaz slučaja [PDF]
, 2021 Mehanička opstrukcija crijeva žučnim konkrementom (engl. gallstone ileus) rijetka je komplikacija bilijarne kalkuloze, najčešće lokalizirana u tankom crijevu. Gallstone ileus kolona mnogo je rjeđi oblik gallstone ileusa.
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Dietary N-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids decrease biliary cholesterol saturation in gallstone disease [PDF]
, 1992 Because fatty acid composition of biliary phospholipids influences cholesterol secretion into bile, we investigated whether replacement of n-1 monounsaturated or n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids with n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in biliary ...
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The Permanente Journal, 2009 Gallstones develop in approximately 10% to 15% of the US population and represent one of the most common and most costly of all digestive diseases. Studies investigating gallstones' natural history have shown that gallstone-related complications arise at a rate of approximately 1% per year in asymptomatic patients and 2% per year in patients who ...
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