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Gallstone Ileus–Clinical and therapeutic aspects
Gallstone ileus represents a rare (0.3-0.5%), but serious complication of a common illness--the gallbladder lithiasis and the incidence of this fascinating disease has remained the same over the years. The main actual characteristics of this pathology are the age over 65, the female gender (men/women ratio 1/5:1:10--due to the high rate of vesicular lithiasis) and the under 50% diagnostic estab...
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E690 CMAJ, October 1, 2013, 185(14) © 2013 Canadian Medical Association or its licensors A90-year-old man was admitted with acute-onset, pressing retrosternal pain and diffuse abdominal discomfort. Electrocardiography and cardiac troponin levels ruled out an acute coronary syndrome. Plain radiography of the abdomen (Figure 1A) showed multiple air–fluid levels and air in the biliary tree (pneumo...
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Gallstone ileus is an uncommon entity that was first described by Bartholin in 1654. Despite advances in perioperative care, morbidity and mortality remain high in patients with gallstone ileus because: 1) they are geriatric patients; 2) they often have multiple comorbidities; 3) presentation to the hospital is delayed; 4) many are volume depleted with electrolyte abnormalities; and 5) the diag...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Medical Image Library
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2474-3682
DOI: 10.23937/2474-3682/1510156