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Gallstone Ileus: A forgotten rare cause of intestinal obstruction

The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, 2007
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.
Al-Obaid Omar
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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, Eri Tsuji, Nobuhiro Takashima, Minoru Yamamoto   +3 more
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Síndrome de Bouveret. Entidade Rara e de Elevada Mortalidade [PDF]

, 2012
O íleus biliar representa 1 a 4% das obstruções intestinais mecânicas, podendo no entanto ser responsável até 25% dos casos, em faixas etárias superiores.
Cardoso, C, Fradique, AC, Nabais, C, Paredes, B, Porto, E, Salústio, R, Valente de Sousa   +6 more
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Amelioration of intestinal dysmotility and stasis by octreotide early after small-bowel autotransplantation in dogs [PDF]

, 1995
Intestinal dysmotility and stasis after intestinal transplantation are considered to promote bacterial overgrowth and translocation. Two prokinetic agents, KW5139 (13-leu-motilin) and the somatostatin analogue octreotide acetate, were studied to ...
Ahrendt, Bass, Code, Cullen, Da Cunha Melo, Dennison, Hakim, Hall, Hanyu, Hostein, Ikoma, Itoh, Katz, Lux, Morris, Nakada, Ormsbee, Peeters, Poitras, Sarr, Scott, Smith, Soudah, Starzl, Szurszewski, Thor, Todo, Vane, Vantrappen, Yoshimi   +29 more
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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, Bharat C Rathva, Prakash V. Chauhan, Rajesh D Patel, Rajnish R Patel   +4 more
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Gallstone ileus – a well-known, but rarely encountered cause for small bowel obstruction

Radiology Case Reports
Gallstone ileus is a well-known cause of small bowel obstruction in the radiological literature. In the experience of these authors, gallstone ileus occurs more often in quiz cases for registrars than in the everyday casework of a radiologist.
Philipp Roesslhuemer, Thomas D. Ruder, Nesti Cédric, Beat Schnueriger, Johannes T. Heverhagen   +4 more
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Technical Approach to Laparoscopic Examination of the Small Bowel in Gallstone Ileus

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, John Mourany, Brendan Jones, Lauren Dudas, Nova Szoka   +4 more
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Colonic gallstone ileus treated by a transanal ileus tube followed by spontaneous gallstone dislodgement: A case report

DEN Open, 2023
A 71‐year‐old obese woman was referred to our hospital with lower left abdominal pain. Computed tomography showed a 46 mm elliptic calcification lodged in the sigmoid‐descending colon junction (SDJ), which had been detected 5 years prior but was not ...
Tadataka Takagi, Shoichi Kinoshita, Chihiro Kawaguchi, Kuniyuki Kojima, Hirotsugu Ueno, Naoki Nishimura, Naotaka Shimozato, Yasuyo Shirai, Ryuichi Noguchi, Takao Ohyama   +9 more
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Gallstone ileus 30 years after cholecystectomy and hepaticojejunostomy [PDF]

, 2023
Chloe Todd, Rachael Wong, Brianna Covin, Stacey L. Keith   +3 more
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Endoscopic Management of Bouveret's Syndrome in an Elderly Patient: A Case Report

JGH Open, Volume 9, Issue 8, August 2025.
ABSTRACT Background Bouveret syndrome, a rare complication of cholelithiasis, is nonspecific symptoms and high mortality rates, with no established standard treatment. Here, we detail a case of effective endoscopic intervention in an elderly patient.
Meng Zhang, Ya‐Nan Sun, Feng Gao, Yong Sun, Wen Jia, Jian‐Feng Huo, Jiang‐Ning Gu, Zhuo Yang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source