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Animal models for investigating chronic pancreatitis [PDF]
, 2011 Chronic pancreatitis is defined as a continuous or recurrent inflammatory disease of the pancreas characterized by progressive and irreversible morphological changes. It typically causes pain and permanent impairment of pancreatic function.
Alexander A Aghdassi +5 more
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Small Bowel Obstruction Secondary to an Expelled Enterolith From Jejunal Diverticulum: A Rare Entity
Case 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
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Case 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
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Case 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
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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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Gallstone Ileus: Management and Clinical Outcomes
Medicina, 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
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Biliary infections: cholecystitis [PDF]
, 2009 This issue of eMedRef provides information to clinicians on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and therapeutics of ...
Kaapuraala, Abhishake
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Case 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
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Gallstone Ileus: Clinical Presentation of a Benign Mechanical Intestinal Obstruction
Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2008 Gallstone ileus is a rare cause of small bowel obstruction which usually presents in elderly female patients and which has been associated with high morbidity and mortality rates.
Eduardo E. Montalvo-Jave +2 more
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