title: Successful endoscopic treatment of Bouveret's syndrome by mechanical lithotripsy.
abstract: Gastric outlet obstruction secondary to the impaction of large biliary stones into the duodenum (Bouveret's syndrome) is a well-known complication of biliary lithiasis, most often requiring surgical intervention. We report a case of successful endoscopic removal of a large stone impacted in the duodenal bulb by means of mechanical lithotripsy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Hospital A Maresca, Torre del Greco, Italy. cipollet@tin.it
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cipolletta
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Bianco
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cipolletta
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Meucci
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prisco
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rotondano
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004384:Duodenoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D042882:Gallstones / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D017219:Gastric Outlet Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000379:methods*