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American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2015, 3(5), 126-129
DOI: 10.12691/AJMCR-3-5-2
Case Report

Gallstone Ileus-A Case Report with Review of the Literature

Christos Konstantinidis1, , Aleksandros Hamzin1 and Ioannis Stefanidis1

1Surgical Department, Hippocratio General Hospital of Athens, Athens 11527, Region of Attica, Greece

Pub. Date: April 15, 2015
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Christos Konstantinidis, Aleksandros Hamzin and Ioannis Stefanidis. Gallstone Ileus-A Case Report with Review of the Literature. American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2015; 3(5):126-129. doi: 10.12691/AJMCR-3-5-2

Abstract

A 64 years-old female patientreferred to our hospital for further treatmentof gallstone ileusdiagnosed at another hospital. She had a past medical history of thyroidectomy and mild heart failure. After four days of conservative treatment she underwent scheduled laparotomy with enterolithotomy and stone extraction. Although the operation was uneventful, immediately after that in the recovery room the patient presented severe ARDS with pulmonal edema and acute renal failure. The patientdeceased two days later.

Keywords

gallstone,ileus, enterolithotomy, cholelithiasis, Rigler’s triad, pneumobilia

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