Gallstone ileus: Case report and literature review
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Report of two cases of gallstone ileus and literature review
Materials and methods Two female elderly patients (83 and 87 years old) recently came to our attention for a mechanical bowel obstruction. Their routine blood investigation revealed only high urea, creatinine and phosphates. Ultrasonography showed scleroatrophic lithiasic cholecistytis. The abdominal X-ray didn't show any sign of Rigler's triad, except for small bowel obstruction. Laparotomy di...
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عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Gastroenterology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1007-9327
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i33.5586