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Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening, 2023 Gallstones are common, but rarely cause ileus. This case report illustrates the clinical course of a patient who developed gallstone ileus without any previously identified gallstone symptoms.
Inthujan, Shanmugarajah +2 more
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Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology, 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.
I Willekens +5 more
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Gallstone ileus 16 years postcholecystectomy? [PDF]
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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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 [PDF]
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 +3 more
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A Rare Case of Large Impacted Stone in Jejunum Causing Obstruction in a Patient of Gallstone Ileus
Galician Medical Journal, 2020 Gallstone ileus is a rare complication of cholelithiasis that occurs as a result of occlusion of the intestinal lumen by a large sized gallstone accounting for 1-4% cases of small bowel obstruction. The aim of this work is to introduce a case report that
Dawood Iqbal Wani +4 more
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Technical Approach to Laparoscopic Examination of the Small Bowel in Gallstone Ileus [PDF]
Case Reports in Surgery, 2020 Background. Gallstone ileus is an infrequent cause of small bowel obstructions (SBO), accounting for only 0.1-5% of SBOs and 25% of nonstrangulating causes of SBO in the elderly population.
Sarah Assali +4 more
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Journal of British Surgery, 1990 Abstract Thirty-seven patients (33 women and four men, median age 78 years) were operated on for gallstone ileus over a 12-year period with a median follow-up of 6·2 years. Twenty-three patients (62 per cent) had serious concomitant diseases.
P A, Clavien +3 more
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A Case of Recurrent Gallstone Ileus Treated with Enterolithotomy Alone [PDF]
Case Reports in GastroenterologyIntroduction: Gallstone ileus is rare but with high mortality. Although gallstone ileus usually requires urgent enterolithotomy, cholecystectomy, and fistula closure, we present a case of recurrent gallstone ileus treated with enterolithotomy ...
Kisho Noda +5 more
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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 +5 more
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A Unique Case of Gallstone Ileus in a Patient With Crohn's Disease: Stone Impaction in an Ileal Adenocarcinoma [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT Gallstone ileus represents an uncommon etiology of mechanical intestinal obstruction. Individuals with Crohn's disease are predisposed to both increased gallstone formation and a heightened risk of gastrointestinal malignancy. This case highlights the necessity of excluding malignancy when evaluating newly developed strictures in this patient ...
Antenucci T, Arena R.
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