Afferent loop obstruction (ALO) induced by gallstone ileus after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) is rare. We present a case of ALO after the Whipple procedure in a 62-year-old male with a rare cause of ...

Gallstone ileus is rare but can be fatal. It occurs when a gallstone migrates to the intestine and blocks it. Sometimes, a gallstone passes out through the rectum without a person noticing ...

Gallstones are relatively common, affecting about 10 percent of adults. But only 20 percent of these cases are large enough to cause problems and require further treatment. A gallstone is a hard ...

THE combination of gallstone ileus, volvulus of the small intestine, incarcerated femoral hernia and diffuse peritonitis is sufficiently unusual to warrant a report. The probable sequence of ...

Hospital stays were short and complication-free. There are no guidelines for the management of gallstone ileus yet because of a limited number of reported cases. Most of the bilioenteric fistulas are ...

Mounjaro and bowel obstruction Studies of GLP-1 drugs ... people on Mounjaro got acute gallbladder disease. That refers to gallstones or inflammation of the gallbladder (usually caused by ...

Researchers noted their first-ever occurrence of acute pancreatitis, bowel obstruction ... you actually have an increased risk of gallstones," he said. Rapid weight loss can release cholesterol ...

If a person does not receive treatment for it, chronic cholecystitis may result in complications such as infection, gallstone ileus, abscesses, fistulas, and potentially gallbladder cancer.

Abdominal CT showed pneumobilia in the right lobe of the liver (Figure 1E), an ectopic gallstone in the distal ileum (33 mm × 22 mm; Figure 1F), small bowel obstruction (Figure 1G), as well as a ...

It isn't always the case, but an infant who has meconium ileus has a high chance of having cystic fibrosis. A gallstone ileus, as with meconium ileus, is an actual physical obstruction.

The gallstones are composed of cholesterol, bile, and bilirubin. The common symptoms of gallstones include pain in the right upper abdomen, nausea, vomiting, and radiating pain from the ...