Gallstone Ileus: An Improbable Cause of Mechanical Small Bowel Obstruction

Gallstone ileus (GI) is a rare complication of cholelithiasis and a rare cause of small bowel obstruction. It usually affects elderly women and the symptoms are nonspecific, both contributing to a delay in diagnosis and a high mortality rate. It is necessary to have a high suspicion index for diagno...

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Autores principales: Lourenço, Sara, Pereira, Ana Marta, Reis, Jose, Guimarães, Marta, Nora, Mário
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
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General Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7733777/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33329958
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.11460

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