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A chip off the old block—A case report of gallstone ileus in which identification of a facetted stone was essential in preventing re-laparotomy
Gallstone ileus is a rare presentation, accounting for 0.1% of cases of mechanical small bowel obstruction. Patients are often elderly with significant comorbidity. Treatment is based upon laparotomy and enterolithotomy. We present the case of a 75 year old lady admitted as an emergency with a 4 day...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5526511/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28750315 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2017.06.039 |