Gallstone ileus one quarter of a century post cholecystectomy
Gallstone ileus is a rare but potentially serious complication of cholelithiasis. It is usually preceded by history of biliary symptoms. It usually occurs as a result of a large gallstone creating and passing through a cholecysto-enteric fistula. Most of the time, the stone will pass the GI tract wi...
Main Authors: | Mahmud Saedon, Stavros Gourgiotis, Nikolaos S. Salemis, Ali W. Majeed, Apostolos Zavos |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2008-07-01
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Series: | Annals of Hepatology |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119318599 |
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