title: [A cholecysto-enteric fistula with a gallstone ileus diagnosed by CT].
abstract: Gallstone ileus is an uncommon but severe complication of cholecystitis, which can only occur following perforation of the gallbladder and formation of a cholecystoenteric fistula. The diagnosis can be established by means of abdominal plain film when the classic triad described by Rigler (small-bowel obstruction, ectopic gallstone and pneumobilia) is observed. A patient with abdominal obstruction and equivocal findings on plain film X-ray and abdominal sonography is presented, in whom the gallstone ileus was reliably diagnosed by CT.
authors.affiliation: Universitätsklinik für Radiodiagnostik Wien.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schima
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Steiner
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001658:Biliary Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007421:Intestine, Small; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Cholezystoenterische Fistel mit Gallensteinileus in der CT.