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Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Colonic Gallstone Ileus in an Elderly Patient
Gallstone ileus is a rare entity, and an obstructing gallstone in the left colon is even less frequent. A 78-year-old man was evaluated for abdominal distension and pain, associated with a lack of bowel movements in the past 5 days. An abdominal computed tomography showed a cholecystocolonic fistula...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7224713/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32548191 http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000000363 |
Sumario: | Gallstone ileus is a rare entity, and an obstructing gallstone in the left colon is even less frequent. A 78-year-old man was evaluated for abdominal distension and pain, associated with a lack of bowel movements in the past 5 days. An abdominal computed tomography showed a cholecystocolonic fistula associated with a gallstone in the descending colon. During the operation, the gallstone was retrieved through a longitudinal colotomy proximal to the impaction site, which was then closed. |
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