title: Migrating intrathoracic gallstone: imaging findings.
abstract: We present the case of a 76-year-old man referred to our hospital with a round stone in central mediastinum and pneumomediastinum in chest radiography and computed tomography. He had a previous history of attempt of endoscopic retrievement of a gallstone that had caused a gastric outlet obstruction (Bouveret syndrome). To our knowledge, this is the first imaging description of mediastinal gallstone caused by esophagus perforation during complicated endoscopic lithotomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Marques de Valdecilla University Hospital, Santander, Spain. lamacue@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Martin-Cuesta
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Marco de Lucas
authors.forename: Raul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pellon
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sanchez
authors.forename: Tatiana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Piedra
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Arnaiz
authors.forename: Jose Antonio
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Parra
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lopez-Calderon
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D042882:Gallstones / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D017219:Gastric Outlet Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media