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Bouveret’s syndrome: presentation of two cases with review of the literature and development of a surgical treatment strategy

BACKGROUND: Bouveret’s syndrome causes gastric outlet obstruction when a gallstone is impacted in the duodenum or stomach via a bilioenteric fistula. It is a rare condition that causes significant morbidity and mortality and often occurs in the elderly with significant comorbidities. Individual diag...

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Autores principales: Nickel, Felix, Müller-Eschner, Matthias M, Chu, Jackson, von Tengg-Kobligk, Hendrik, Müller-Stich, Beat P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3766223/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24006869
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2482-13-33