Gallstone ileus resulting in strong intestinal obstruction
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Gallstone ileus resulting in strong intestinal obstruction.
Mechanic intestinal obstruction, caused by the passage of biliary calculus from vesicle to intestine, through fistulization, although not frequent, deserve study due to the morbi-mortality rates. Incidence in elder people explains the association with chronic degenerative diseases, increasing complexity in terms of therapy decision. Literature discusses the need and opportunity for the one or t...
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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...
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عنوان ژورنال: Sao Paulo Medical Journal
سال: 1995
ISSN: 1516-3180
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-31801995000100010