title: Gallstone ileus and bowel perforation: a rare complication of therapeutic ERCP.
abstract: Gallstone ileus is rare following an Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreaticography (ERCP). We present a case where gallstones caused ileus and perforation of small bowel after a therapeutic ERCP. There was no previous history of instrumentation of the papilla or a cholecystoenteric fistula. This case points out a serious morbidity of therapeutic ERCP for large common bile duct stones.
authors.affiliation: Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Trust, Woolwich, London.
authors.forename: Syed Imran Hussain
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Andrabi
authors.forename: Jawad
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yousaf
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002779:Cholestasis; D005260:Female; D042882:Gallstones / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D045823:Ileus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology*