Endoscopic treatment of gastric outlet obstruction caused by a gallstone (Bouveret's syndrome) after extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy

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 improvemen...

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Published inEndoscopy Vol. 29; no. 4; p. 319
Main Authors Dumonceau, J M, Delhaye, M, Devière, J, Baize, M, Cremer, M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany 01.05.1997
Subjects
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cholelithiasis - complications
Cholelithiasis - therapy
Disease-Free Survival
Duodenal Diseases - complications
Duodenal Diseases - therapy
Endoscopy - methods
Fatal Outcome
Female
Gastric Outlet Obstruction - etiology
Gastric Outlet Obstruction - therapy
Humans
Lithotripsy - adverse effects
Syndrome
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0013-726X
DOI:10.1055/s-2007-1004197