Uncommon cause of small bowel obstruction - gallstone ileus: a case report

Uncommon cause of small bowel obstruction - gallstone ileus: a case report

Gallstone ileus is an uncommon cause of small bowel obstruction. We present a case of small intestinal obstruction owing to a large gallstone in lower ileum in a 65 years old man. The diagnosis was made by computed tomography.

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Veröffentlicht in:Cases journal 2009-12, Vol.2 (1), p.9321-9321, Article 9321
Hauptverfasser: Zahid, Fatima Ezzahra, Benjelloun, El Bachir, Ousadden, Abdelmalek, Mazaz, Khalid, Taleb, Khalid Ait
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Sprache:eng
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Case Report
Case studies
Complications and side effects
Gallstones
Intestines
Obstructions
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Zusammenfassung:Gallstone ileus is an uncommon cause of small bowel obstruction. We present a case of small intestinal obstruction owing to a large gallstone in lower ileum in a 65 years old man. The diagnosis was made by computed tomography.
ISSN:1757-1626
1757-1626
DOI:10.1186/1757-1626-2-9321