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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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An uncommon cause of common presentation – Gall stone ileus: A case report and review of literature
Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2014 About 1%-4% of all cases of mechanical intestinal obstruction were caused by rare disease gallstone ileus. It is an uncommon complication of cholelithiasis.
Anand Munghate
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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.
Clavien PA, Richon J, Burgan S, Rohner A
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Review of nutrition management of pediatric intestinal pseudo‐obstruction
Nutrition in Clinical Practice, Volume 41, Issue 4, Page 1048-1060, August 2026.Abstract Chronic intestinal pseudo‐obstruction (CIPO) is a rare, heterogeneous, and debilitating disorder characterized by profound intestinal dysmotility and severe nutrition challenges. Its presentation resembles that of mechanical bowel obstruction, but CIPO occurs in the absence of luminal obstruction.
Senthilkumar Sankararaman +5 more
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