Open AccessA Rare Case of Large Impacted Stone in Jejunum Causing Obstruction in a Patient of Gallstone Ileus
Author(s) -
Dawood Iqbal Wani,
Satish Parihar,
Ankit Prabhakar,
Nasib C. Digra,
Ab. Hamid Wani
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
galician medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2414-1518
DOI - 10.21802/gmj.2020.1.4
Subject(s) - gallstone ileus , medicine , ileus , jejunum , bowel obstruction , complication , enterotomy , occlusion , surgery , lumen (anatomy) , general surgery , laparotomy , fistula
Gallstone ileus is a rare complication of cholelithiasis that occurs as a result of occlusion of the intestinal lumen by a large sized gallstone accounting for 1-4% cases of small bowel obstruction. The aim of this work is to introduce a case report that emphasize the diagnostic and therapeutic management of gallstone ileus with an enterolith impacted in jejunum (an uncommon site).