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Bouveret's syndrome (gallstone ileus)--a minefield. 1996

P Kosorok

Iatros Medical Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Gallstone ileus is an uncommon cause of intestinal obstruction. Diagnosis may be delayed or even missed. This case history illustrates some characteristics of gallstone ileus that can complicate its subsequent management.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007077	Ileal Diseases	Pathological development in the ILEUM including the ILEOCECAL VALVE.	Disease, Ileal,Diseases, Ileal,Ileal Disease
D007415	Intestinal Obstruction	Any impairment, arrest, or reversal of the normal flow of INTESTINAL CONTENTS toward the ANAL CANAL.	Intestinal Obstructions,Obstruction, Intestinal
D009336	Necrosis	The death of cells in an organ or tissue due to disease, injury or failure of the blood supply.
D002769	Cholelithiasis	Presence or formation of GALLSTONES in the BILIARY TRACT, usually in the gallbladder (CHOLECYSTOLITHIASIS) or the common bile duct (CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS).	Gallstone Disease,Cholelithiases,Gallstone Diseases
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368	Aged	A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.	Elderly
D000369	Aged, 80 and over	Persons 80 years of age and older.	Oldest Old
D013577	Syndrome	A characteristic symptom complex.	Symptom Cluster,Cluster, Symptom,Clusters, Symptom,Symptom Clusters,Syndromes