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Gallstone Ileus: An Unlikely Cause of Mechanical Small Bowel Obstruction
Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2017 Gallstone ileus is a rare disease that accounts for 1–4% of intestinal obstructions. Almost exclusively a condition in the older female population, it is a difficult diagnosis to make.
Estela Abich +2 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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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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Laparoscopic two-stage procedure for gallstone ileus
Journal of Minimal Access Surgery, 2019 Gallstone is a rare cause of bowel obstruction and is associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality. Here, we report a case of gallstone ileus treated by laparoscopic two-stage procedure.
Koichi Inukai +3 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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GALLSTONE ILEUS: A RARE CAUSE OF INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION
National Journal of Medical Research, 2013 Gallstone ileus is an uncommon complication of cholelithiasis, with a high morbidity and mortality rate, usually related to the delayed diagnosis of intestinal obstruction. Diagnosing gallstone ileus needs a high index of suspicion.
Hitendra K. Desai +4 more
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Transvaginal Hybrid NOTES Procedure for Treatment of Gallstone Ileus
Case Reports in Surgery, 2016 Gallstone ileus is a rare mechanical bowel obstruction, and previously reported cases have been treated laparoscopically with good results. Although transvaginal hybrid NOTES without a minilaparotomy has been reported to decrease the incidence of ...
Takuya Shiraishi +5 more
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Radiolucent gallstone ileus causing proximal small bowel obstruction: A case report [PDF]
Radiology Case ReportsGallstone ileus occurs when gallbladder stones erode and become lodged in the small bowel, thereby causing obstruction. These stones usually impact the terminal ileum because of its narrow lumen; however, they can also be found in less common locations ...
Abdulmalek Alzahrani +4 more
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Twice recurrent gallstone ileus: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2012 Introduction Gallstone ileus is a rare cause of bowel obstruction and results from the passage of gallstones into the bowel. Case presentation We present the case of an 83-year-old Caucasian woman who had three episodes of gallstone ileus, each of which ...
Jones Rhys +3 more
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Gallstone ileus as a cause of upper intestinal obstruction
São Paulo Medical JournalGallstone ileus, a mechanical intestinal obstruction caused by the passage of a gallstone into the intestinal lumen through a fistula, although not common, deserves to more carefully studied due to its morbidity and mortality.
Israel Szajnbock +6 more
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