Gallstone ileus: a rare cause of colon obstruction. Report of a case

Sergio Valeri; Andrea Garberini; Rossana Alloni; Roberto Coppola

Gallstone ileus: a rare cause of colon obstruction. Report of a case

Chir Ital. 2008 Jul-Aug;60(4):573-6.

Authors

Sergio Valeri¹, Andrea Garberini, Rossana Alloni, Roberto Coppola

Affiliation

¹ Department of General Surgery, University Campus Bio-Medical, Rome.

PMID: 18837260

Abstract

The colon is a rare site of gallstone ileus. We report the case of a woman with cholelithiasis who underwent a total colectomy and cholecystectomy for colon obstruction due to a gallstone impacted in the sigmoid colon narrowed by diverticulitis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Colonic Diseases / diagnosis
Colonic Diseases / etiology*
Colonic Diseases / surgery
Female
Gallstones / complications*
Humans
Intestinal Obstruction / diagnosis
Intestinal Obstruction / etiology*
Intestinal Obstruction / surgery