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Recurrent gallstone ileus, a deadly encounter: A case report

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Gallstone disease is rampant due to global shift towards an unhealthy lifestyle. Gallstone ileus is a rare occurrence, accounting for 1%–4% of all cases of mechanical small bowel obstructions. Computed tomography (CT) scan is a good preliminary diagnostic tool to assess patient suspicious of gallstone ileus. Incidence of recurrent gallstone ileus is as high as 20% and poses a diagnostic dilemma in the immediate postoperative week. Despite advancement in modern medicine, surgical intervention for gallstone ileus is associated with high mortality rate. This could be attributed by the elderly patient cohort with multiple comorbidities.

Source: Formosan Journal of Surgery

DOI: 10.1097/fs9.0000000000000199

Authors: Xin Zen Ong, Ikhwan Sani Mohamad, Umasangar Ramasamy, Mohd Shahrulsalam Mohd Shah

Institutions: Universiti Sains Malaysia, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Taiping Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Biliary and Gastrointestinal Fistulas

Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4404622727

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