title: Laparoscopic treatment of gallstone ileus.
abstract: Gallstone ileus is a rare complication of cholelithiasis that has high morbidity and mortality. An intestinal obstruction can be caused by migration of a large gallstone through a biliary enteric fistula or by impaction within the intestinal tract. In this study, we present the case of an 81-year-old woman with a mechanical bowel obstruction by a gallstone that was treated by laparoscopy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Baskent University, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Huseyin Y
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Bircan
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Baskent University, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bora
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Koc
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Baskent University, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Umit
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ozcelik
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Yuzuncu Yil University, Medical Faculty, Van, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ozgur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kemik
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Baskent University, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Alp
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Demirag
keywords: gallstone; ileus; laparoscopy