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ArticleCureus2025

Management of a Large Bowel Obstruction Secondary to a 5cm Gallstone in a Rural Setting: A Case Report.

Chenyi Mao, Jonathan Tiong, James Gallagher

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Chenyi MaoDepartment of Medical Education, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, AUS.
Jonathan TiongDepartment of General Surgery, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, AUS.
James GallagherDepartment of General Surgery, Wimmera Base Hospital, Horsham, AUS.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present a case of a large bowel obstruction secondary to a large impacted gallstone measuring 5cm in the sigmoid colon. Significant features include a cholecysto-colonic fistula and the presence of a perforation initially missed on imaging. Endoscopic retrieval was attempted, followed by a Hartmann's procedure. This case highlights the significance of operative management in ensuring the safe treatment of colonic gallstone ileus, especially in a rural setting.

Indexed as

acute large-bowel obstructionbiliary ileuscholecystectomycholecystocolic fistulagallbladder disease

Identifiers

PMID40062128
PMCPMC11885179

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