Role of colonoscopy in gallstone ileus:--a case report.
This paper reviews the role of colonoscopy in large-bowel obstruction by a gallstone. We report the case of an elderly female with a cholecystocolonic fistula who had a large-bowel obstruction caused by a gallstone that migrated to the level of narrowing in the large bowel. After multiple attempts at removal of the stone with a snare and basket retriever, the patient was taken to the operating room and the stone was removed. Colonscopy in these circumstances can be diagnostic and possibly therapeutic.
Patel
S A
SA
Lutheran General Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Park Ridge.
Engel
J J
JJ
Fine
M S
MS
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D003113:Colonoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy