title: Small bowel obstruction.
abstract: Gallstone ileus is a rare complication of cholelithiasis, but an established cause of mechanical small bowel obstruction in elderly patients. It is associated with high morbidity and mortality as most patients are elderly with multiple comorbidities. Surgery of choice is enterolithotomy.
authors.affiliation: Surgery, Drexel University College of Medicine Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Shireesh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saurabh
authors.affiliation: Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Namrata
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Singh
keywords: Small bowel obstruction; enterolithotomy; gallstone ileus