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Colonoscopic treatment of gallstone ileus.
A 91−year−old nursing−home resident with dementia was admitted as an emer− gency with a 1−week history of lethargy, anorexia, constipation and abdominal distension. She was dehydrated and was assessed as having a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 9/15, which improved with fluid resuscitation. Her abdomen was distend− ed and tympanic, with obstructive bowel sounds. There were no palpable masses. She h...
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Gallstone ileus is a rare complication of cholelithiasis that has high morbidity and mortality. An intestinal obstruction can be caused by migration of a large gallstone through a biliary enteric fistula or by impaction within the intestinal tract. In this study, we present the case of an 81-year-old woman with a mechanical bowel obstruction by a gallstone that was treated by laparoscopy.
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We present the case of a recurrent gallstone ileus in a 76-year old female patient, which presented at our emergency department on January 15th 2015. In both episodes (January 16th and February 1st, 2015), only a simple enterotomy with stone extraction was performed. One year later, she is fully recovered and in good health. Recurrent gallstone ileus most often occurs in elderly patients with m...
متن کاملRecurrent gallstone ileus.
Mechanical small bowel obstructions caused by gallstones account for 1% to 3% of cases. In these patients, 80% to 90% of residual gallstones in these patients will pass through a remaining fistula without consequence. Recurrent gallstone ileus has been reported in 5% of patients. We report the case of a woman, aged 72 years, who presented with mechanical small bowel obstruction caused by gallst...
متن کاملLaparoscopic Management of Gallstone Ileus
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: Endoscopy
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0013-726X,1438-8812
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-925144