title: Laparoscopic management of Bouveret syndrome.
abstract: Bouveret syndrome is a proximal form of gallstone ileus where a large gallstone lodges in the pylorus or proximal duodenum, having passed through a bilioenteric fistula that has formed secondary to previous cholecystitis. We describe the laparoscopic extraction of a giant 'Bouveret' gallstone from the duodenum of an elderly man with morbid obesity.
authors.affiliation: The Department of General Surgery, Worthing Hospital, Worthing, West Sussex, UK.
authors.forename: Richard Charles
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Newton
authors.affiliation: The Department of General Surgery, Worthing Hospital, Worthing, West Sussex, UK.
authors.forename: Sofronis
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Loizides
authors.affiliation: The Department of General Surgery, Worthing Hospital, Worthing, West Sussex, UK.
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Penney
authors.affiliation: The Department of General Surgery, Worthing Hospital, Worthing, West Sussex, UK.
authors.forename: Krishna Kumar
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000379:methods*; D004380:Duodenal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D042882:Gallstones / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D009767:Obesity, Morbid