Gallstone Ileus with COVID-19 Infection: An Unintended Sequela of Non-Operative Management of Acute Cholecystitis During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Jul 19;9(7):e04275. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.4275. eCollection 2021 Jul.

Abstract

Appropriate risk stratification and careful follow-up are mandated in elderly patients with comorbidities. Herein, we report a case presenting 5 months after the nonoperative management of acute cholecystitis during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Keywords: acute care surgery; complicated cholecystitis; gallstone ileus; small bowel obstruction.

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  • Case Reports