Rigler triad in gallstone ileus
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Rigler triad in gallstone ileus.
E690 CMAJ, October 1, 2013, 185(14) © 2013 Canadian Medical Association or its licensors A90-year-old man was admitted with acute-onset, pressing retrosternal pain and diffuse abdominal discomfort. Electrocardiography and cardiac troponin levels ruled out an acute coronary syndrome. Plain radiography of the abdomen (Figure 1A) showed multiple air–fluid levels and air in the biliary tree (pneumo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Medical Association Journal
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0820-3946,1488-2329
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.121432