Department of Internal Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA.
J Hosp Med. 2010 Feb;5(2):E21-2. doi: 10.1002/jhm.582.
Gallstone ileus is a rare etiology of small bowel obstruction, occurring typically in the elderly population. The delay in diagnosis often results in significant morbidity and mortality. Here, we describe a case of 67 year old woman who presented with non specific abdominal symptoms and on evaluation was found to have small bowel obstruction caused by wedging of a large gallstone at the terminal ileum.
胆石性肠梗阻是一种罕见的小肠梗阻病因,通常发生在老年人群中。诊断的延误往往导致显著的发病率和死亡率。在这里,我们描述了一例 67 岁女性患者,她表现为非特异性腹部症状,经评估发现末端回肠处一个大胆结石嵌顿导致小肠梗阻。