Gallstone ileus presenting as gastric outlet obstruction (Bouveret's syndrome): a case report.
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.
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Celel Bayar University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, Manisa, Turkey. eraykara@hotmail.com
Erhan
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Aydede
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Kara
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Ozkol
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Ilkgül
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Ozsoy
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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