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Gallstone ileus

Case contributed by Pawel Piotrowicz
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Vomiting, loss of appetite, abdominal pain and significant deterioration of general condition.

Patient Data

Age: 90 years
Gender: Female
x-ray

No signs of gastro-intestinal tract obstruction or perforation.

Spherical calcification in the right middle abdomen.

ct

Significant retention of the contents in the stomach.

The gallbladder and adjacent dudoenum are thick-walled with surrounding fat stranding.

Several gallstones are noted within the gallbladder.

A spherical calcification is seen in the lumen of the descending duodenum.

Case Discussion

This is a typical case of gallstone ileus with Rigler triad, although the level of obstruction is very proximal.

Credit: Dr Agnieszka Wyrowinska

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