title: [Clinical considerations of cases of biliary ileus].
abstract: The authors report 6 cases of gallstone ileus due to cholecystoduodenal fistula. In 4 patients a simple enterolithotomy was performed, while in one case the enterolithotomy was associated to cholecystectomy and duodenal suture; in the last patient it was associated to cholecystectomy and gastric resection. Only one death was registered among the cases treated with enterolithotomy. The authors believe that the severity of the pathology, generally combined with other important diseases, needs an eclectic treatment depending on the patient status.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Patologia Chirurgica, Università degli Studi G. D'Annunzio, Chieti.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Napolitano
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cotellese
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Napolitano
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ucchino
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004384:Duodenoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male
vernacular_title: Considerazioni cliniche su alcuni casi di ileo biliare.