Gallstone ileus: a rare cause of colon obstruction. Report of a case.
The colon is a rare site of gallstone ileus. We report the case of a woman with cholelithiasis who underwent a total colectomy and cholecystectomy for colon obstruction due to a gallstone impacted in the sigmoid colon narrowed by diverticulitis.
Department of General Surgery, University Campus Bio-Medical, Rome.
Sergio
S
Valeri
Andrea
A
Garberini
Rossana
R
Alloni
Roberto
R
Coppola
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D042882:Gallstones / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery