EMERGENCY ABDOMINAL ULTRASOUND AS SUFFICIENT DIAGNOSTIC MODALITY IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF BILIARY ILEUS

Introduction: Biliary ileus is a rare emergency condition that mainly affects the elderly population, with a predominance of females and a mortality rate of 12-27%. It is a mechanical intestinal obstruction caused by the impaction of the biliary calculus within the gastrointestinal tract. It occurs...

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Main Authors: Milica Mitrovic, Nevena Stanisic, Zlatko Perisic, Ivana Lesevic, Dragan Vasin, Krstina Doklestic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association of medical doctors Sanamed Novi Pazar 2020-12-01
Series:Sanamed
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Online Access:http://www.sanamed.rs/OJS/index.php/Sanamed/article/view/476/251