Gallstone Ileus: A Case Report and Our Clinic’s Experience

Konstantinos Alexiou, Argyrios Ioannidis, Nikolaos Sikalias, Eleftheria Konstantinidou, Athanasios Fotopoulos, Ioannis Karanikas, Nikolaos Economou

Department of Surgery, Sismanoglion General Hospital, Athens, Greece.

DOI: 10.4236/ss.2014.51003                

Abstract

We present a 72-year-old female patient complaining of pain and distention of the abdomen, nausea and vomiting. No history of previous abdominal surgery, hernias or biliary disease was present. Plain abdominal x-rays showed small bowel obstruction. This mechanical obstruction of the gastrointestinal truct was caused by a gallstone in the terminal ileum.

Keywords

Gallstone Ileus

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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