Mandeep Kumar Garg1, Ram Prakash Galwa, Deepak Goyal, N Khandelwal. 1. Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Sector-12, Madhya Marg, Chandigarh, U.T., 160012, India.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Gallstone ileus is a life-threatening surgical emergency where characteristic imaging can be diagnostic. Jejunum is the one of the rare sites of gallstone impaction. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We hereby emphasize the role of multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) by describing a case of jejunal gallstone ileus with cholecystoduodenal fistula in a 59-year-old lady who presented with symptoms and signs of proximal small bowel obstruction. CONCLUSION: MDCT of the abdomen established the diagnosis, and the patient managed surgically.
INTRODUCTION:Gallstone ileus is a life-threatening surgical emergency where characteristic imaging can be diagnostic. Jejunum is the one of the rare sites of gallstone impaction. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We hereby emphasize the role of multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) by describing a case of jejunal gallstone ileus with cholecystoduodenal fistula in a 59-year-old lady who presented with symptoms and signs of proximal small bowel obstruction. CONCLUSION: MDCT of the abdomen established the diagnosis, and the patient managed surgically.
Authors: Carlos M Nuño-Guzmán; José Arróniz-Jáuregui; Pável A Moreno-Pérez; Edgar A Chávez-Solís; Nereida Esparza-Arias; Cuauhtémoc I Hernández-González Journal: World J Gastrointest Surg Date: 2010-05-27