Double Trouble: A Case of Gallstone Ileus as a Result of Multiple Obstructive Gallstones

Gallstone ileus is a rare condition. It accounts for approximately 1% of small bowel obstruction and is more prevalent in the elderly population. It is usually present in relatively comorbid patients posing further operative challenges. The following report investigates the management of two large g...

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Autores principales: Kularatna, Malsha, Falconer, Fransiska
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2023
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10624547/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37927905
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/7423380
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description Gallstone ileus is a rare condition. It accounts for approximately 1% of small bowel obstruction and is more prevalent in the elderly population. It is usually present in relatively comorbid patients posing further operative challenges. The following report investigates the management of two large gallstones resulting in two different points of obstruction. Is double trouble doubly hard to manage?
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spelling pubmed-106245472023-11-04 Double Trouble: A Case of Gallstone Ileus as a Result of Multiple Obstructive Gallstones Kularatna, Malsha Falconer, Fransiska Case Rep Surg Case Report Gallstone ileus is a rare condition. It accounts for approximately 1% of small bowel obstruction and is more prevalent in the elderly population. It is usually present in relatively comorbid patients posing further operative challenges. The following report investigates the management of two large gallstones resulting in two different points of obstruction. Is double trouble doubly hard to manage? Hindawi 2023-10-27 /pmc/articles/PMC10624547/ /pubmed/37927905 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/7423380 Text en Copyright © 2023 Malsha Kularatna and Fransiska Falconer. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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