Gallstone ileus: A diagnostic and therapeutic challenge
Journal Title: Medical Journal Armed Forces - Year 2018, Vol 74, Issue 4
Abstract
Gallstone ileus first described in 1654 by Dr. Erasmus Bartholin, is a mechanical obstruction caused by impaction of one or more gall stones within gastrointestinal tract.1 Overall reported incidence is 1–4% of mechanical intestinal obstruction in small bowel and 25% in patients older than 65 years.2 We report a case which was diagnosed on basis of classical ultrasonography (USG) findings and was operated upon.
Authors and Affiliations
D. S. Grewal
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP653656
- DOI 10.1016/j.mjafi.2017.06.003
- Views 69
- Downloads 0
Forward surgical care: Emerging issues and challenges.
War strategies have been evolving with time and battlefield casualty care services have been trying to keep pace with the changing demands. Technological advances in the field of trauma care have revolutionised the way i...
Research submission: Some technicalities and vital links
Publishing allows the author to share with the world his original findings, reasoning, important breakthroughs and it also creates the avenue for mandates of promotion and career upliftment. In an endeavour to publish an...
To evaluate the safety and efficacy of the TVT-Secur procedure in the treatment of stress urinary incontinence in women
Background: The prevalence of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in the middle-aged Indian women is around 16%. The use of transvaginal tapes (TVTs) has revolutionised the surgical management of SUI. Patients who undergo...
A case of neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) with classic imaging and skin findings
Neurofibromatosis is a hereditary neurocutaneous disorder characterized by skin abnormalities and disposition to multiple neurological tumors that affect the brain and the spinal cord. Schwannomas of the cranial nerves,...
Serum PSA levels in Indian population. Is it really different?
Authors concluded that the age wise PSA (mean) in present study was higher as compared to other Indian studies2 being a hospital based study but authors have not specified whether these 2124 patients had LUTS or not.