title: Role of colonoscopy in gallstone ileus:--a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Lutheran General Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Park Ridge.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Engel
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Fine
mesh_terms: 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