Gallstone ileus and bowel perforation: a rare complication of therapeutic ERCP.
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Gallstone ileus is rare following an Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreaticography (ERCP). We present a case where gallstones caused ileus and perforation of small bowel after a therapeutic ERCP. There was no previous history of instrumentation of the papilla or a cholecystoenteric fistula. This case points out a serious morbidity of therapeutic ERCP for large common bile duct stones.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
دوره 57 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007