title: Gallstone ileus presenting as gastric outlet obstruction (Bouveret's syndrome): a case report.
abstract: Gallstone ileus is an uncommon condition that may result when a gallbladder or commonduct stone enters into the intestinal tract, usually as a result of an internal fistula between the gallbladder and the duodenum. It most frequently occurs in the terminal ileum. Gastric outlet obstruction syndrome due to the impaction of a gallstone in the duodenum passing through a cholecystoduodenal fistula was first reported in 1896 by Bouveret concern in 1-3% of patients with gallstone ileus. Since the first case-report, 300 other cases has been documented in the literature. Here we report a case of Bouveret's syndrome in order to increase awareness of this unusual cause of gastric outlet obstruction.
authors.affiliation: Celel Bayar University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, Manisa, Turkey. eraykara@hotmail.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sakarya
authors.forename: M Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Erhan
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aydede
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kara
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ozkol
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ilkgül
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ozsoy
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004380:Duodenal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D042882:Gallstones / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017219:Gastric Outlet Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D045823:Ileus / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D013577:Syndrome