Gallstone ileus

Case contributed by Jo Evans , 14 Dec 2023
Diagnosis almost certain
Changed by Mostafa Elfeky, 15 Dec 2023
Disclosures - updated 14 May 2023: Nothing to disclose

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Title was changed:
Gallstone Illeusileus
Status changed from pending review to published (public).
Published At was set to 2023-12-15T12:36:59.907Z.
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Previously there was a 3.7 cm partially calcified gallstone within a distended gallbladder. This is now seen within the small bowel causing obstruction with distention of the proximal small bowel and stomach distention. PnemobilliaPneumobilia also present. Example of Riglers TriadRigler triad.

  • -<p>Previously there was a 3.7 cm partially calcified gallstone within a distended gallbladder. This is now seen within the small bowel causing obstruction with distention of the proximal small bowel and stomach distention. Pnemobillia also present. Example of Riglers Triad. </p>
  • +<p>Previously there was a 3.7 cm partially calcified <a href="/articles/gallstones-1" title="Gallstones">gallstone</a> within a distended gallbladder. This is now seen within the small bowel causing obstruction with distention of the proximal small bowel and stomach distention. <a href="/articles/pneumobilia" title="Pneumobilia">Pneumobilia</a> also present. Example of <a href="/articles/rigler-triad-gallstone-ileus" title="Rigler triad (gallstone ileus)">Rigler triad</a>.</p>

Systems changed:

  • Hepatobiliary

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Gallstone Illeus
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Title was added:
Gallstone ileus
Slug was set to gallstone-ileus-80.
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Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was changed:

Pneumobilia, smallcollapsed gallbladder with fistulous tract filled with air between galbladder and first part of duodenum consistent with cholecystoduodenal fistula.

Small bowel obstruction and large stone at site of obstructionthe jujenum.

Left renal simple cyst.

Images Changes:

Image 26 CT (C+ portal venous phase) ( create )

Annotation 8110 changed from ,0 arrows,0 labels to large stone,2 arrows,1 label.

Image 26 CT (C+ portal venous phase) ( create )

Annotation 8111 changed from ,0 arrows,0 labels to Left renal simple cyst,1 arrow,1 label.

Image 26 CT (C+ portal venous phase) ( create )

Annotation 8112 changed from ,0 arrows,0 labels to collapsed gallbladder,1 arrow,1 label.

Image 28 CT (C+ portal venous phase) ( create )

Annotation 8108 changed from ,0 arrows,0 labels to Pneumobilia,2 arrows,1 label.

Image 28 CT (C+ portal venous phase) ( create )

Annotation 8109 changed from ,0 arrows,0 labels to cholecystoduodenal fistula,3 arrows,1 label.

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