Gallstone ileus 1 year after cholecystectomy

Post-cholecystectomy gallstone ileus (GSI) is very rare with only 16 cases reported in the literature. This condition poses diagnostic challenges both because of its rarity and since the gallbladder had been previously removed. A high index of suspicion is needed for diagnosis. We report a case of a...

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Autores principales: Teelucksingh, Sachin, Boppana, Leela Krishna Teja, Goli, Sanjeeva, Naraynsingh, Vijay
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6031010/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29992006
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjy153
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author Teelucksingh, Sachin
Boppana, Leela Krishna Teja
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Naraynsingh, Vijay
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description Post-cholecystectomy gallstone ileus (GSI) is very rare with only 16 cases reported in the literature. This condition poses diagnostic challenges both because of its rarity and since the gallbladder had been previously removed. A high index of suspicion is needed for diagnosis. We report a case of a 37-year-old female who presented with GSI 12 months post-cholecystectomy.
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spelling pubmed-60310102018-07-10 Gallstone ileus 1 year after cholecystectomy Teelucksingh, Sachin Boppana, Leela Krishna Teja Goli, Sanjeeva Naraynsingh, Vijay J Surg Case Rep Case Report Post-cholecystectomy gallstone ileus (GSI) is very rare with only 16 cases reported in the literature. This condition poses diagnostic challenges both because of its rarity and since the gallbladder had been previously removed. A high index of suspicion is needed for diagnosis. We report a case of a 37-year-old female who presented with GSI 12 months post-cholecystectomy. Oxford University Press 2018-07-02 /pmc/articles/PMC6031010/ /pubmed/29992006 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjy153 Text en Published by Oxford University Press and JSCR Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved. © The Author(s) 2018. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6031010/
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