Gallstone ileus in a 100-year-old patient
Authors:
Kateřina Lawrie; Jan Šturma; Robert Gürlich
Authors‘ workplace:
Chirurgická klinika 3. LF UK a FN Královské Vinohrady, Praha
Published in:
Čas. Lék. čes. 2020; 159: 33-34
Category:
Case Report
Overview
We present a case of a 100-year-old polymorbid patient with signs of bowel obstruction. After failure of conservative therapy computed tomography was performed, which revealed the course of the obstruction to be a gallstone in the terminal ileum. The gallstone was removed surgically without complications and the patient recovered well and had an uneventful postoperative course.
Keywords:
surgery – gallstone ileus – advanced age
Sources
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