Large Bowel Obstruction Due to a Big Gallstone Successfully Treated with Endoscopic Mechanical Lithotripsy
Joint Authors
Balzarini, Marco
Broglia, Laura
Comi, Giovanni
Calcara, Calcedonio
Source
Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-06-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Colonic gallstone ileus in an uncommon mechanical bowel obstruction caused by intraluminal impaction of one or more gallstones.
The surgical management of gallstone ileus is complex and is potentially of high risk.
There have been reports of gallstone extractions using various endoscopic modalities to relieve the obstruction.
In this report we present the technique employed to successfully perform a mechanical lithotripsy and extraction of a large gallstone embedded in a sigmoid colon affected by diverticular stenosis.
We passed through the stenosis with a 11.3 mm videoscope with 3.7 mm channel.
A large lithotripsy extraction basket was used to catch and break up the stone and fragments were removed using the same basket.
The patient was discharged asymptomatic three days after the procedure.
Using appropriate devices mechanical lithotripsy is a safe and effective method to treat colonic obstruction and avoid surgery in the setting of gallstone ileus even in case of big stones.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Balzarini, Marco& Broglia, Laura& Comi, Giovanni& Calcara, Calcedonio. 2015. Large Bowel Obstruction Due to a Big Gallstone Successfully Treated with Endoscopic Mechanical Lithotripsy. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Balzarini, Marco…[et al.]. Large Bowel Obstruction Due to a Big Gallstone Successfully Treated with Endoscopic Mechanical Lithotripsy. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Balzarini, Marco& Broglia, Laura& Comi, Giovanni& Calcara, Calcedonio. Large Bowel Obstruction Due to a Big Gallstone Successfully Treated with Endoscopic Mechanical Lithotripsy. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058568
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1058568