Bouveret Syndrome: A Rare Case and Review of the Literature

Bouveret syndrome is a subtype of gallstone ileus, wherein a calculus becomes entrapped in the duodenum via a cholecystocolic fistula, leading to gastric outlet obstruction. Due to the non-specific symptoms the patients present with, a diagnosis is reliant on computed tomography (CT), magnetic reson...

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Autores principales: Probert, Spencer, Cai, Wenyi, Islam, Faiyaz, Ballanamada Appaiah, Nikhil Nanjappa, Salih, Ali
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Gastroenterology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9170448/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35686250
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.24768
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author Probert, Spencer
Cai, Wenyi
Islam, Faiyaz
Ballanamada Appaiah, Nikhil Nanjappa
Salih, Ali
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description Bouveret syndrome is a subtype of gallstone ileus, wherein a calculus becomes entrapped in the duodenum via a cholecystocolic fistula, leading to gastric outlet obstruction. Due to the non-specific symptoms the patients present with, a diagnosis is reliant on computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or direct endoscopic visualisation. We report a case of Bouveret syndrome and review current literature, outlining the aetiopathogenesis and management strategies of this condition.
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spelling pubmed-91704482022-06-08 Bouveret Syndrome: A Rare Case and Review of the Literature Probert, Spencer Cai, Wenyi Islam, Faiyaz Ballanamada Appaiah, Nikhil Nanjappa Salih, Ali Cureus Gastroenterology Bouveret syndrome is a subtype of gallstone ileus, wherein a calculus becomes entrapped in the duodenum via a cholecystocolic fistula, leading to gastric outlet obstruction. Due to the non-specific symptoms the patients present with, a diagnosis is reliant on computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or direct endoscopic visualisation. We report a case of Bouveret syndrome and review current literature, outlining the aetiopathogenesis and management strategies of this condition. Cureus 2022-05-06 /pmc/articles/PMC9170448/ /pubmed/35686250 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.24768 Text en Copyright © 2022, Probert et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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