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Recurrence of gallstone ileus with Crohn's disease
1Department of Abdominal Surgery, O.L.V. Ziekenhuis, Aalst, Belgium.
Acta Chirurgica Belgica
|April 17, 2001
Abstract:
Gallstone ileus is an uncommon form of bowel obstruction. It can occur whenever a stone passes through the common bile duct or a cholecystoenteric fistula. When a stone is in the intestinal track it can either traverse the entire colon to be voided spontaneously or obstruct the small or more rarely the large intestine. We report a case of recurrence of gallstone ileus in a young patient with Crohn's disease. Clinical findings, diagnosis and treatment are presented.