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Large Bowel Obstruction Due to a Big Gallstone Successfully Treated with Endoscopic Mechanical Lithotripsy

open access: yesCase Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine, 2015
Colonic gallstone ileus in an uncommon mechanical bowel obstruction caused by intraluminal impaction of one or more gallstones. The surgical management of gallstone ileus is complex and is potentially of high risk.
Marco Balzarini   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Small Bowel Obstruction Secondary to an Expelled Enterolith From Jejunal Diverticulum: A Rare Entity

open access: yesCase Reports in Surgery, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
We describe a rare case of a mechanical small bowel obstruction secondary to multiple enteroliths expelled from underlying jejunal diverticular disease. A 59‐year‐old male, without any past surgical history presented to a regional hospital in Queensland with symptoms consistent with an acute small bowel obstruction.
Muhammed Ali Zishan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Surgical Treatment of a Severe Electrolyte Imbalance: A Case Report of an Elderly Patient With McKittrick–Wheelock Syndrome

open access: yesCase Reports in Surgery, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
McKittrick–Wheelock is a rare syndrome characterized by a severe, difficult to correct electrolyte imbalance, chronic mucus diarrhea, and a large rectal polyp. In this case report, we describe an elderly patient diagnosed with a large nonmalignant rectal polyp during a routine colonoscopy 10 years prior to admission. For years, the patient has suffered
Piotr Roman Więckowski   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bouveret syndrome: An unusual cause of gallstone ileus [PDF]

open access: diamond, 2021
Gonzalo Perrone   +2 more
openalex   +1 more source

Gallbladder Rupture in an Adult Weimaraner Dog

open access: yesCase Reports in Veterinary Medicine, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
A 6‐year‐old spayed female Weimaraner weighing 47 kg was referred to the University Veterinary Hospital with suspected acute gastric dilatation and volvulus (GDV). Radiographic examination did not confirm GDV, but a mild peritoneal effusion was diagnosed.
Armands Vekšins   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gallstone ileus as a cause of upper intestinal obstruction

open access: yesSão Paulo Medical Journal
Gallstone 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
doaj   +1 more source

Perforated Closed-Loop Obstruction Secondary to Gallstone Ileus of the Transverse Colon: A Rare Entity

open access: yesCase Reports in Surgery, 2015
Introduction. Gallstone ileus (GSI) of the colon is an extremely rare entity with potentially serious complications including perforation. Case Presentation.
S. P. Carr   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gallstone Ileus: Management and Clinical Outcomes

open access: yesMedicina, 2019
Background: Gallstone or biliary ileus is a late complication of gallstone disease. It accounts for 1%−4% of all bowel obstructions and is more common in elderly patients. The preferred treatment option is to mechanically remove the impacted stones.
Matas Jakubauskas   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gallstone Ileus [PDF]

open access: yesMayo Clinic Proceedings, 2005
Besselink, Marc G. H., Kroeze, Jan
openaire   +3 more sources

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