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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...
Autores principales: | De Monti, Marco, Cestaro, Giovanni, Alkayyali, Suleiman, Galafassi, Jacopo, Fasolini, Fabrizio |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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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