Gallstone ileus: A possible cause of bowel obstruction in the elderly population

INTRODUCTION: Gallstone ileus (GI) is characterized by a mechanical occlusion of the ileal lumen as a result of migration of one or more gallstones in the intestinal tract. Less than 1–4% of all cases of intestinal obstruction are derived from this etiology (1,2,3). CASE REPORT: We present a case of...

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Autores principales: De Monti, Marco, Cestaro, Giovanni, Alkayyali, Suleiman, Galafassi, Jacopo, Fasolini, Fabrizio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5907688/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29414501
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2018.01.010

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5907688/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29414501
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2018.01.010

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