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Gallstone ileus and fatal gallstone coleus: the importance of the second stone
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- Published on: 7 August 2018
- Published on: 7 August 2018Gallstone ileus and fatal gallstone coleus: the importance of the second stoneShow More
This case report is interesting and revealing for 2 reasons. Gall stone ileus is usually due to benign fistula due to pressure necrosis and duodenal wall eroding through. Gall stone gets impacted in the terminal ileum and cannot pass the so called physiological ileo caecal valve. In this case the gall stone got impacted in (1)the decending colon and not in the terminal ileum and the cause of the fistula turned out to be(2)...
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