Bouveret's syndrome: new cause of double-arch-shadow sign in cholecystosonography.
A case of Bouveret's syndrome which later presented as a jejunal obstruction is reported. Special reference is made to the echographic findings. Bouveret's syndrome has a double-arch-shadow image in the zone of the gallbladder bed on ultrasound examination. So far, this sign has been considered specific for gallstones inside the gallbladder.
D000368:Aged; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004380:Duodenal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013577:Syndrome; D014463:Ultrasonography