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Academic Emergency Medicine, Volume 32, Issue 1, Page 20-31, January 2025.Abstract Objectives Abdominal pain is the most common reason for visit (RFV) to the emergency department (ED) for adults, yet no standardized diagnostic pathway exists for abdominal pain. Optimal management is age‐specific; symptoms, diagnoses, and prognoses differ between young and old adults. Availability and knowledge of the effectiveness of various
Rachel R. Wu +6 more
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Gastrointestinal Fistulas—What Gastroenterologists Need to Know in 2025
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.Gastrointestinal fistulas are increasingly being encountered in our clinical practice because of the increased burden of Crohn’s disease, bariatric surgeries, interventional endoscopic procedures, nonsurgical trauma, and war and disaster zones worldwide. Presentation depends on the location and specific type of the fistula.
Monjur Ahmed, Aniruddha Pratap Singh
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Gallstone Ileus: An Unfortunate Complication after Endoscopic Biliary Drainage
, 2020 BACKGROUND: Gallstone ileus is a misnomer of intestinal obstruction. This rare entity of gallstone disease happens after episodes of acute cholecystitis, Mirizzi’s syndrome, or even after endoscopic intervention.
Sanjeev Sandrasecra +7 more
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Gallstone ileus: a rare type of intestinal obstruction in Ghana
, 2021 Gallstone ileus is an uncommon cause of intestinal obstruction in Ghana. A patient with gallstone ileus that was diagnosed intra-operatively after being treated conservatively as adhesive small bowel obstruction for ten days is reported to highlight the ...
K. Affram, Nelson +2 more
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Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.Gallstone ileus is an uncommon complication of cholelithiasis and the delayed diagnosis may be associated with increased risk of mortality. When gallstones block the cystic duct, they can lead to cholecystitis. If a fistula forms between the inflamed gallbladder and the adjacent intestine, the gallstones may pass into the intestinal tract and cause ...
Hikaru Onoda +8 more
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Gallstone Ileus following Endoscopic Stone Extraction [PDF]
, 2014 An 85-year-old woman was an outpatient treated at Tokyo Rosai Hospital for cirrhosis caused by hepatitis B. She had previously been diagnosed as having common bile duct stones, for which she underwent endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).
Takahumi Otsuka +9 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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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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Clinical and radiological diagnosis of gallstone ileus: a mini review
, 2017 Gallstone ileus is a rare cause of bowel obstruction, which mainly affects the elderly population. The associated mortality is estimated to be up to 30%.
Minna Chang +9 more
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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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