title: Complicated endoscopic management of Bouveret's syndrome. A case report and review.
abstract: A rare case of gastric outlet obstruction due to a large gallstone (Bouveret's syndrome) presenting with abdominal pain and vomiting is reported. The endoscopic management of the gallstone was unsuccessful because of the size of the stone that got stuck in oesophagus. The final management of the patient was surgical and the gallstone was retrieved via a gastrotomy. The case report is followed by a brief review of Bouveret's syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterology Department, Theagenio Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece. gut@in.gr
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Moschos
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pilpilidis
authors.forename: Zissis
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Antonopoulos
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Paikos
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tzilves
authors.forename: Savvas
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kadis
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Katsos
authors.forename: Anestis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tarpagos
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000368:Aged; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D005260:Female; D042882:Gallstones / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D017219:Gastric Outlet Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D005774:Gastrostomy; D006801:Humans; D014839:Vomiting / Q000209:etiology