Bouveret Syndrome: Excavating a Unique Geode-Like Gallstone With White Crystal Inner Core From Duodenum
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Bouveret syndrome is a rare complication of cholelithiasis where a gallstone creates a cholecystoduodenal fistula resulting in gastric outlet obstruction. We present a case of a 66-year-old man with Bouveret syndrome with unique stone characteristics, which was successfully extracted using electrohydraulic lithotripsy during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. The stone had an unusual appearance of a white crystal inner core surrounded by a dark brown covering resembling a geode.
Authors: Josephine S. Lim, EiEi Soe
Institution: Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center
Language: English
Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4408128515