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Case Reports
. 2010 Jul;92(5):W4-6.
doi: 10.1308/147870810X12659688851753. Epub 2010 Jun 7.

Recurrent recurrent gallstone ileus

Z Hussain  1 , M S Ahmed, D J Alexander, G V Miller, S Chintapatla
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Case Reports

Recurrent recurrent gallstone ileus

Z Hussain et al. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2010 Jul.

Abstract

We describe the second reported case of three consecutive episodes of gallstone ileus and ask the question whether recurrent gallstone ileus justifies definitive surgery to the fistula itself or can be safely managed by repeated enterotomies.

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Figure 1
CT scan of the abdomen. (A) The gallbladder fossa is grossly inflamed and contains two gallstones (black arrows) with a large amount of gas and a fistulous tract communicating with the second part of the duodenum. (B) The small bowel is moderately distended with a calibre change in the ileum and an intraluminal gallstone (white arrow) at the point of obstruction.
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