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Stone in the distal jejunum presenting as small bowel obstruction: A case report

INTRODUCTION: Gallstone ileus is a rare presentation of cholelithiasis accounting for around 4% of cases of small bowel obstruction under 65 years of age but rises to 25% in those more than 65 years of age. Most gall stones, if impact in the bowel, are seen to lodge at the ileocecal valve as this is...

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Autores principales: Fatimah, Nafeesah, Ahmed, Abubaker Shafiq, Warraich, Muhammad Umar, Butt, Usman Ismat, Ahmad, Qamar Ashfaq, Ayyaz, Mahmood
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6176843/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30308423
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2018.09.045