An unusual cause of abdominal pain: gallstone ileus
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An unusual cause of abdominal pain: gallstone ileus.
A 74-year-old Taiwanese woman with diabetes mellitus came to the emergency department with a 1-week period of diffuse abdominal pain. She had been followed for asymptomatic gallstone (Figure 1A). Physical examination showed diffuse tenderness of abdomen and plain film of abdomen revealed intestinal obstruction (Figure 1B). Total serum bilirubin was 0.6mg/dl, glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase ...
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عنوان ژورنال: QJM
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1460-2725,1460-2393
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcq253