Gallstone Ileus: A Rare Cause of Mechanical Bowel Obstruction

A gallstone ileus is a rare cause of mechanical bowel obstruction, accounting for 1% to 4% of all cases. Twenty-five percent of the patients are 65 years of age or older and often present previous significant medical conditions. The authors report the case of an 87-year-old male patient, admitted wi...

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Autores principales: Santos, Sandra D, Louro, João, Costa Almeida, Carlos M, Simões, Sandra, Fortuna, Jorge
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10062434/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37007418
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.35588

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10062434/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37007418
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.35588

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