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Laparoscopic Treatment of Gallstone Ileus
Gallstone ileus is a rare complication of cholelithiasis that has high morbidity and mortality. An intestinal obstruction can be caused by migration of a large gallstone through a biliary enteric fistula or by impaction within the intestinal tract. In this study, we present the case of an 81-year-old woman with a mechanical bowel obstruction by a gallstone that was treated by laparoscopy.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1179-5476,1179-5476
DOI: 10.4137/ccrep.s16512