title: [Colonic gallstone ileus: A rare cause of intestinal obstruction].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A gallstone colonic ileus is a very rare condition.
  
  
  METHODS
  The case is reported of an 87 year-old patient who came to the Emergency Department due to an intestinal obstruction of several days onset, which was caused by a gallstone affected sigmoid colon.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Colonic gallstone ileus is a rare disease that usually occurs in older patients due to the passage of large gallstone directly from the gallbladder to colon, through a cholecystocolonic fistula. It has a high morbidity and mortality.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, España. Electronic address: Beamarenco@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Beatriz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Marenco-de la Cuadra
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, España.
authors.forename: José Antonio
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: López-Ruiz
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, España.
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tallón-Aguilar
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, España.
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: López-Pérez
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, España.
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Oliva-Mompeán
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001658:Biliary Fistula / Q000150:complications; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D045823:Ileus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000150:complications; D012810:Sigmoid Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Cholecystitis; Cholelithiasis; Colecistitis; Colelitiasis; Cálculo biliar; Gallstone; Gallstone ileus; Obstrucción; Obstruction; Íleo biliar