Endoscopic Diagnosis of Bouveret Syndrome

Endoscopic Diagnosis of Bouveret Syndrome

Bouveret syndrome is a form of gallstone ileus and a rare complication of chole(cysto)lithiasis. It describes gastric outlet obstruction secondary to an impacted gallstone. Here, we report a case of an 82-year-old female patient with gastric outlet obstruction and penetration of gallstones into the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Felix Hesse, Mohamed Abdelhafez, Christoph Schlag, Roland M. Schmid, Tobias Lahmer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2020-12-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:
bouveret syndrome
cholelithiasis
endoscopy
Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/510162
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Summary:Bouveret syndrome is a form of gallstone ileus and a rare complication of chole(cysto)lithiasis. It describes gastric outlet obstruction secondary to an impacted gallstone. Here, we report a case of an 82-year-old female patient with gastric outlet obstruction and penetration of gallstones into the duodenal bulb on endoscopic imaging. Based on these findings Bouveret syndrome was diagnosed and confirmed by computed tomography.
ISSN:1662-0631

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