Gallstone ileus with impaction at the neck of a Meckel's diverticulum.
We report a case of gallstone ileus in which the stone impacted at the neck of a Meckel's diverticulum. CT demonstrated the gallstone as a calcified mass in the lower abdomen. Gallstone ileus was diagnosed although a more accurate diagnosis was not obtained pre-operatively. The site of impaction was not typical and a blind loop filled with contrast materials was evident. We believe that this is the first report demonstrating this rare condition with imaging.
D000368:Aged; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008467:Meckel Diverticulum / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed