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| Sherif Monib1, Ahmed Farghaly1, Andrew Ritchie1, Mustafa Halawa1 | ||||||
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1Department of General Surgery, West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Hertfordshire, UK.
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| Monib S, Farghaly A, Ritchie A, Halawa M. Gallstone ileus. International Journal of Case Reports and Images 2012;3(10):54–57. |
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Introduction:
Gallstone ileus is an uncommon complication of cholelithiasis but an established cause of mechanical bowel obstruction in the elderly. Perforation of the small intestine proximal to the obstructing gallstone is rare, and only a handful of cases have been reported.
Case Report: We report the case of a 74-year-old man who presented with a clinical picture of small bowel obstruction secondary to a gall stone impacted in the jejunum. Conclusion: The diagnosis of gallstone ileus should be always kept in mind when dealing with any elderly patient presenting with abdominal pain, distension and a previous history of gall bladder stones. | |
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Key Words:
Gallstone, Ileus, Bowel obstruction
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Author Contributions:
Sherif Monib – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Ahmed Farghaly – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Andrew Ritchie – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Mustafa Halawa – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published |
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Guarantor of submission:
The corresponding author is the guarantor of submission. |
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Source of support:
None |
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Conflict of interest:
Authors declare no conflict of interest. |
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Copyright:
© Sherif Monib et al. 2012; This article is distributed the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any means provided the original authors and original publisher are properly credited. (Please see Copyright Policy for more information.) |
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