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Endoscopy 1989; 21(6): 291-292
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1012973
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Role of Colonoscopy in Gallstone Ileus: - A Case Report

S. A. Patel, J. J. Engel, M. S. Fine
  • Lutheran General Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Park Ridge, USA
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17 March 2008 (online)

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Summary

This paper reviews the role of colonoscopy in large-bowel obstruction by a gallstone. We report the case of an elderly female with a cholecystocolonic fistula who had a large-bowel obstruction caused by a gallstone that migrated to the level of narrowing in the large bowel. After multiple attempts at removal of the stone with a snare and basket retriever, the patient was taken to the operating room and the stone was removed. Colonscopy in these circumstances can be diagnostic and possibly therapeutic.

Key words:

Gallstone - Ileus - Colonoscopy