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25 sty 2024 · This document presents a case of gallstone ileus and discusses the surgical approach. It begins with presenting the patient's history, symptoms, and diagnostic imaging findings. Key features included abdominal pain, vomiting, and a CT scan showing pneumobilia and an ectopic gallstone obstructing the small bowel.
- biliary_tree_lecture.ppt
Gallstone ileus • Obstruction of the small bowel by a large...
- Gallbladder Disease
1. The document discusses various gallbladder diseases...
- biliary_tree_lecture.ppt
17 cze 2023 · Gallstone ileus • Obstruction of the small bowel by a large gallstone – A stone ulcerates through the gallbladder into the duodenum and causes obstruction at the terminal ileum • Symptoms – Small bowel obstruction (vomiting, abdominal pain, distension, nil pr) • Signs – Abdominal distension, obstructive bowel sounds ...
23 gru 2018 · 1. The document discusses various gallbladder diseases including cholelithiasis, acute cholecystitis, ascending cholangitis, gallstone ileus, and porcelain gallbladder. 2. It provides details on the presentation, workup, diagnosis and management of these conditions including anatomy, imaging findings, medical and surgical treatment options. 3.
19 wrz 2022 · Gallstone ileus is 1 of the rarest forms of all mechanical bowel obstructions and is a complication of cholelithiasis. Patients have non-specific symptoms such as intermittent abdominal pain, distension, nausea, vomiting, and constipation as the gallstone travels through the gastrointestinal tract.
Gallstone ileus is a mechanical intestinal obstruction due to gallstone impaction within the gastrointestinal tract. Less than 1% of cases of intestinal obstruction are derived from this etiology. The symptoms and signs of gallstone ileus are mostly nonspecific.
26 sie 2022 · Gallstone ileus is an important, though infrequent, cause of mechanical bowel obstruction, affecting older adult patients who often have other significant medical conditions. It is caused by impaction of a gallstone in the ileum after being passed through a biliary-enteric fistula.
Gallstone ileus is a relatively rare complication of cholelithiasis and a type of mechanical ileus involving impaction of gallstone in the intestinal tract.1 2 Owing to the high prevalence of gallstones, such cases may be presented in routine medical practice, and clinicians should consider gallstone ileus in the differential diagnosis of acute ...
