An uncommon cause of common presentation – Gall stone ileus: A case report and review of literature
About 1%-4% of all cases of mechanical intestinal obstruction were caused by rare disease gallstone ileus. It is an uncommon complication of cholelithiasis. The formation of a fistula between the gallbladder and the duodenum may allow a gallstone to enter the intestinal tract. Gallstone ileus usuall...
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doaj-3a5bb2938d60426295205e225f3869022020-11-25T03:17:18ZengManipal College of Medical Sciences, PokharaAsian Journal of Medical Sciences2467-91002091-05762014-07-0161112114https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v6i1.9307An uncommon cause of common presentation – Gall stone ileus: A case report and review of literatureAnand Munghate 0Junior resident, Department of General Surgery, Government Medical College, Patiala 147001About 1%-4% of all cases of mechanical intestinal obstruction were caused by rare disease gallstone ileus. It is an uncommon complication of cholelithiasis. The formation of a fistula between the gallbladder and the duodenum may allow a gallstone to enter the intestinal tract. Gallstone ileus usually occurs in the elderly with a female predominance and is associated with a high mortality rate. The diagnosis of gallstone ileus entails a clinical challenge, especially in older patients in whom it may be easily overlooked. Here we report a case of 75 year old female patient presented in emergency with 4 day history of nausea, vomiting and pain in epigastric region. Emergent laparotomy was done and it was surprise to see that the cause of obstruction was gall stone ileus, enterolithotomy and repair was done.https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/AJMS/article/view/9307gallstone ileusintestinal obstructionenterolithotomy |
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An uncommon cause of common presentation – Gall stone ileus: A case report and review of literature |
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An uncommon cause of common presentation – Gall stone ileus: A case report and review of literature |
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An uncommon cause of common presentation – Gall stone ileus: A case report and review of literature |
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An uncommon cause of common presentation – Gall stone ileus: A case report and review of literature |
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An uncommon cause of common presentation – Gall stone ileus: A case report and review of literature |
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uncommon cause of common presentation – gall stone ileus: a case report and review of literature |
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Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara |
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Asian Journal of Medical Sciences |
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2467-9100 2091-0576 |
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2014-07-01 |
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About 1%-4% of all cases of mechanical intestinal obstruction were caused by rare disease gallstone ileus. It is an uncommon complication of cholelithiasis. The formation of a fistula between the gallbladder and the duodenum may allow a gallstone to enter the intestinal tract. Gallstone ileus usually occurs in the elderly with a female predominance and is associated with a high mortality rate. The diagnosis of gallstone ileus entails a clinical challenge, especially in older patients in whom it may be easily overlooked. Here we report a case of 75 year old female patient presented in emergency with 4 day history of nausea, vomiting and pain in epigastric region. Emergent laparotomy was done and it was surprise to see that the cause of obstruction was gall stone ileus, enterolithotomy and repair was done. |
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gallstone ileus intestinal obstruction enterolithotomy |
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