We present the case of a recurrent gallstone ileus in a 76-year old female patient, which presented at our emergency department on January 15th 2015. In both episodes (January 16th and February 1st, 2015), only a simple enterotomy with stone extraction was performed. One year later, she is fully recovered and in good health. Recurrent gallstone ileus most often occurs in elderly patients with m...

THME treatment of and results in patients with gallstone ileus have been recently reviewed.1-3',7 Formerly, surgical treatment consisted of removing the obstructing stone by enterotomy and exploring the remaining intestine for additional stones. Followup studies on these patients show an increasing morbidity attributed to the diseased gallbladder or to the patent biliary fistula. Conversely, th...

Gallstone ileus (GI) is a mechanical type of intestinal obstruction (MIO) due to the impaction one or multiple stones within lumen. GI rare causes MIO that accounts for less than 1% cases which common in elderly population with comorbidities. The presentation non-specific, and this often leads delay diagnosis. Mainly diagnosis relies on radiological approach upon background clinical history. co...

Background: Gallstone ileus, which is called Type Vb Mirizzi Syndrome, a rare case of mechanical intestinal obstruction observed in older patients with history cholelithiasis or cholecystitis. Diagnostic Imaging plays an important role the management suspected gallstone ileus. X-Ray and Abdominal Computed Tomography (CT) are preferred modality. Case presentation: The patient was diagnosed ileus...

Gallstone ileus represents a rare (0.3-0.5%), but serious complication of a common illness--the gallbladder lithiasis and the incidence of this fascinating disease has remained the same over the years. The main actual characteristics of this pathology are the age over 65, the female gender (men/women ratio 1/5:1:10--due to the high rate of vesicular lithiasis) and the under 50% diagnostic estab...