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Case Reports
. 2017 Oct 10:2017:bcr2017220898.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-220898.

Colonic gallstone ileus

Lee Sigmon  1 , Jared Rejeski  1 , Brandon Marion  1 , Michael Fina  1
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Case Reports

Colonic gallstone ileus

Lee Sigmon et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

Gallstone ileus is a rare aetiology of bowel obstruction and very infrequently occurs in the colon. Typically, colonic gallstone ileus carries a high morbidity and mortality and requires surgery. This case report describes a cholecystocolonic fistula in a patient with ulcerative colitis with resulting colonic gallstone ileus, which was successfully intervened on via an endoscopic approach.

Keywords: endoscopy; gastroenterology; ulcerative colitis.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Transverse plane view of colonic gallstone ileus in the sigmoid colon.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Coronal plane view of colonic gallstone ileus in the sigmoid colon.
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Figure 3
Transverse plane view of large gallstone in the gallbladder 17 months prior to presentation.
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Figure 4
Endoscopic image of the impacted gallstone in the sigmoid colon.
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Figure 5
Endoscopic image of the impacted gallstone during attempted extraction.
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Figure 6
Image of gallstone after endoscopic extraction from the colon.
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