Usefulness of CT-scan in the diagnosis and therapeutic approach of gallstone ileus: report of two surgically treated cases

作者：Michele Danzi^*; Luciano Grimaldi; Massimiliano Fabozzi; Stefano Reggio; Roberta Danzi; Ernesto Soscia; Bruno Amato

来源：BMC Surgery, 2013, 13(Suppl 2): S6.

DOI：10.1186/1471-2482-13-S2-S6

Background: Gallstone ileus is a rare cause of gastrointestinal obstruction, more frequent in elderly patients, whose treatment is essentially surgical, although some para-surgical and mini-invasive possibilities exist, allowing the solution of such obstructive condition in a completely non-invasive way. %26lt;br%26gt;Description: In our study, after reporting two cases of biliary ileus managed by our surgical division, we will analyze the most suitable diagnostic procedures and the therapeutic approaches to this pathology. %26lt;br%26gt;Conclusions: Gallstone ileus is a quite rare pathology in population, but affects more frequently elderly people; The treatment of this disease is mainly surgical.

• 出版日期2013-10-8