Jejunal diverticular perforation due to gallstone ileus
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Jejunal diverticular perforation due to gallstone ileus.
Gallstone ileus is an uncommon cause of small bowel obstruction, mainly affecting elderly patients. The most common cause is impaction of a stone in the ileum after passing through a biliary-enteric fistula (1). Jejunal perforation is a rare complication of gallstone ileus. We present a case of jejunal diverticular perforation secondary to gallstone ileus, produced by diverticulum wall necrosis...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1130-0108
DOI: 10.4321/s1130-01082012000900015