Bouveret's syndrome--an unusual cause of spontaneous resolution of gastric outlet obstruction.
Gastric outlet obstruction due to a gallstone impacted in the duodenal bulb (Bouveret's syndrome) is a rare complication of gallstones. We report a 47-year-old man with this syndrome in whom the impacted stone migrated uneventfully.
Wagholikar
Gajanan D
GD
Department of Gastroenterology, Sri Venkateshwara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati. drgajanan2002@yahoo.com
Ibrarullah
Mohammad
M
D004384:Duodenoscopy; D042882:Gallstones / Q000150:complications*; D017219:Gastric Outlet Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous