ArticleJournal of surgical case reports2022
A case of recurrent gallstone ileus within 1 week post enterolithotomy.
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- Gallstone Ileus: A Case Report of an Uncommon Cause of Mechanical Intestinal Obstruction.Cureus · 2026Article
- Bouveret syndrome in a young patient: A case report and review of literature.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2025Article
- Diagnostic Value of Multimodal Imaging and Histopathology in Gallstone Ileus: A Retrospective Analysis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Surgical Management of Gallstone Ileus: Approach, Outcome, Case Report, and Literature Review.Cureus · 2024Article
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- Two Sites of Obstruction with Gallstones: A Case Report of Bouveret Syndrome with a Concurrent Biliary Ileus.Case reports in surgery · 2023Article
- A Case of Recurrent Gallstone Ileus Treated with Enterolithotomy Alone.Case reports in gastroenterologyArticle
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Abstract
Gallstone ileus (GSI) is a rare pathology, affecting 0.3-0.5% of people with cholelithiasis and accounting for 0.1% of mechanical bowel obstructions. It carries a high mortality of 12-27%. The rate of recurrence following a first episode of GSI is relatively high at 5-20%. Very early recurrence, within the first week, poses several challenges in both diagnosis and management. This case describes an 84-year-old woman who presented with a mechanical bowel obstruction secondary to gallstone impacted in the distal jejunum. This was managed operatively and the patient progressed well. The patient developed an early recurrent gallstone ileus, confirmed on computed tomography (CT) on Day 7 postoperatively. This was initially mistaken for a postoperative ileus. Early recurrent gallstone ileus can easily be mistaken for more common postoperative complications. Given its high mortality, consideration should be given to early investigation with CT to rule out recurrent GSI.
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