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Case Reports
. 2006 Apr 28;12(16):2620-1.
doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i16.2620.

A rare complication of a common disease: Bouveret syndrome, a case report

Yazan Adnan Masannat  1 , Scott Caplin, Tim Brown
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Case Reports

A rare complication of a common disease: Bouveret syndrome, a case report

Yazan Adnan Masannat et al. World J Gastroenterol. .

Abstract

This is a case report of an 85-year old patient who presented with abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting associated with altered liver function test. The plain X-rays and CT scan showed pneumobilia with an ectopic gallstone. The patient was diagnosed with Bouveret syndrome and managed surgically. The report is followed by a discussion about Bouveret syndrome.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Plain X-ray showing air in the biliary tree and an ectopic bizarre-shaped gall stone suggesting the diagnosis of cholecystoenteric fistula.
Figure 2
Figure 2
CT abdomen with contrast showing the gall stone in the duodenum with some contrast passing distal to the stone.
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