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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: A rare cause of small intestine obstruction
Clinical Case Reports, 2021 Gallstone ileus is a very rare cause of mechanical bowel obstruction with often‐delayed presentation and nonspecific symptoms. Aerobilia is found in approximately 50% of patients with gallstone ileus.
Francesk Mulita +9 more
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Gallstone Ileus: A Stone In The Way
Journal of Society of Surgeons of Nepal, 2023 Gallstone ileus, a rare complication of cholelithiasis, is caused by an impaction of gallstones within the gastrointestinal tract leading to mechanical intestinal obstruction.
Bárbara Neto Castro +3 more
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Gallstone ileus in a middle-aged male with an atypical history: a case report
Acta Biomedica Scientifica, 2022 Currently, gallstone ileus is an unusual complication of cholelithiasis (0.3–3.0 %) and a rare cause of mechanical bowel obstruction (0.1–4.0 %). The rarity of the condition makes it impossible to plan the large prospective randomized clinical trials, so
Yu. S. Vinnik +4 more
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Jejunal perforation in gallstone ileus – a case series
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2007 Introduction Gallstone ileus is an uncommon complication of cholelithiasis but an established cause of mechanical bowel obstruction in the elderly. Perforation of the small intestine proximal to the obstructing gallstone is rare, and only a handful of ...
Browning Louise E +3 more
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Surgery in Practice and Science, 2023 Introduction: Gallstone ileus is an uncommon etiology of intestinal obstruction, although many cases require surgical repair. There is no consensus regarding the necessity of concomitant cholecystectomy. (CCY) at the time of index surgery.
Varun Rao +4 more
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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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Gallstone ileus: dilemma in the management
Clinics and Practice, 2017 Gallstone ileus is a mechanical intestinal obstruction caused due to impaction of a large gallstone within the bowel. The ideal treatment of gallstone ileus remains controversial, with the main dilemma being between a one-stage and a two-stage surgical ...
Girish D. Bakhshi +5 more
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Radiological diagnosis of gallstone sigmoid ileus or coleus: Case report and literature review
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 ...
Suman Mewa Kinoo +2 more
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