Small bowel obstruction

KEY CLINICAL MESSAGE: Gallstone ileus is a rare complication of cholelithiasis, but an established cause of mechanical small bowel obstruction in elderly patients. It is associated with high morbidity and mortality as most patients are elderly with multiple comorbidities. Surgery of choice is entero...

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Autores principales: Saurabh, Shireesh, Singh, Namrata
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BlackWell Publishing Ltd 2013
Materias:
Clinical Image
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4184759/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25356222
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.21
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Sumario:KEY CLINICAL MESSAGE: Gallstone ileus is a rare complication of cholelithiasis, but an established cause of mechanical small bowel obstruction in elderly patients. It is associated with high morbidity and mortality as most patients are elderly with multiple comorbidities. Surgery of choice is enterolithotomy.

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