Uncommon Cause of Small Bowel Obstruction - Gallstone Ileus: a Case Report

Overview

Journal Cases J

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2010 Jan 12

PMID 20062584

Citations 4

Authors

Fatima Ezzahra Zahid

El Bachir Benjelloun

Abdelmalek Ousadden

Khalid Mazaz

Khalid Ait Taleb

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Abstract

Gallstone ileus is an uncommon cause of small bowel obstruction. We present a case of small intestinal obstruction owing to a large gallstone in lower ileum in a 65 years old man. The diagnosis was made by computed tomography.

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