title: Duodenal gallstone ileus producing Boerhaave's syndrome.
abstract: A case of duodenal obstruction by biliary calculus associated with esophageal rupture is described. CT demonstrated air in the gallbladder, an impacted gallstone in the duodenum, pneumomediastinum, and hydropneumothorax. The present report describes the CT findings of these two rare conditions in the same patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hospital de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reñé
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Valls
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hidalgo
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Prieto
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001658:Biliary Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004380:Duodenal Obstruction / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D042882:Gallstones / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed