Endoscopy 1997; 29(4): 319-321
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1004197
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Endoscopic Treatment of Gastric Outlet Obstruction Caused by a Gallstone (Bouveret's Syndrome) after Extracorporeal Shock-Wave Lithotripsy

J.-M. Dumonceau, M. Delhaye, J. Devière, M. Baize, M. Cremer
  • Dept. of Gastroenterology and Hepatopancreatology, Erasmus University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium
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Publication Date:
17 March 2008 (online)

Abstract

Two patients with gastric outlet obstruction caused by a gallstone were treated by endoscopic lithotripsy. All fragments of significant size were removed orally, except for one that was left in the stomach in the first patient.

This fragment caused a recurrent ileus after initial clinical improvement. The other patient remained clinically well after hospital discharge.