Open AccessSmall bowel obstruction
Author(s) -
Saurabh Shireesh,
Singh Namrata
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.21
Subject(s) - medicine , gallstone ileus , bowel obstruction , complication , ileus , large bowel obstruction , general surgery , surgery , fistula
Key Clinical Message Gallstone ileus is a rare complication of cholelithiasis, but an established cause of mechanical small bowel obstruction in elderly patients. It is associated with high morbidity and mortality as most patients are elderly with multiple comorbidities. Surgery of choice is enterolithotomy.