Gallstone ileus: An overview of the literature
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Gallstone ileus: An overview of the literature.
INTRODUCTION Gallstone ileus represents 4% of the causes of bowel obstruction in the general population, but increases to 25% in patients above the age of 65 years. Gallstone ileus does not present with unique symptoms, making diagnosis difficult. Its management is surgical, but there is no consensus as to which of the different surgical techniques is the procedure of choice. At present, there ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Revista de Gastroenterología de México (English Edition)
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2255-534X
DOI: 10.1016/j.rgmxen.2017.05.001