منابع مشابه
[Gallstone ileus: a rare cause of intestinal obstruction].
Gallstone ileus is an uncommon complication of cholelithiasis, with a high morbidity and mortality rate, usually related to the delayed diagnosis of intestinal obstruction. Diagnosing gallstone ileus needs a high index of suspicion. A case of a gallstone ileus is reported. The clinical presentation, radiological features, intra-operative findings, operative procedure and literature review are p...
متن کامل[Colonic gallstone ileus: A rare cause of intestinal obstruction].
BACKGROUND A gallstone colonic ileus is a very rare condition. CLINICAL CASE The case is reported of an 87 year-old patient who came to the Emergency Department due to an intestinal obstruction of several days onset, which was caused by a gallstone affected sigmoid colon. CONCLUSION Colonic gallstone ileus is a rare disease that usually occurs in older patients due to the passage of large g...
متن کاملSigmoid gallstone ileus: a rare cause of large bowel obstruction.
DESCRIPTION A91-year-oldwoman presentedwith abdominal distension and pain. She had not vomited and opened her bowels only with scanty stool. On examination she was tachycardic with a distended abdomen with left-sided tenderness. On admission her C reactive protein was 77 mg/l, white cell count of 9.9×10l and normal liver function tests. Abdominal plain films revealed dilated large bowel. Subseq...
متن کاملA Case of Gallstone Ileus
A 57-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with abdominal pain and vomiting. Her abdomen was distended, and obstructive bowel sounds were discovered on examination. Diffuse abdominal tenderness was present, but no palpable masses were apparent. Abdominal computed tomography confirmed a large gallstone obstructing the small bowel. Colonoscopy revealed a large gallstone lodged at the termin...
متن کاملRecurrent gallstone ileus.
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...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Gastroenterology & Hepatology: Open Access
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2373-6372
DOI: 10.15406/ghoa.2018.09.00330