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- Title
Endoscopic treatment for Bouveret syndrome.
- Authors
Zhao, Jin-cheng; Barrera, Ermilo; Salabat, Mohammad; Denham, Woody; Leung, Dennis; Ujiki, Michael
- Abstract
Gallstone ileus is an uncommon cause for small bowel obstruction. Less than 3 % of cases are due to a gallstone impacted in the duodenum or pylorus resulting in a gastric outlet obstruction, described by Bouveret in 1896. Most of the successful therapeutic maneuvers described involve open surgical removal of the stone through either a gastrotomy or duodenotomy, and reported morbidity is not insignificant. Endoscopic techniques continue to evolve, allowing for more complex procedures and avoidance of open surgery and its accompanying high morbidity. This video displays a rarely used endoscopic method of relieving gastric outlet obstruction caused by a stone in a patient with Bouveret syndrome.
- Publication
Surgical endoscopy, 2013, Vol 27, Issue 2, p655
- ISSN
1432-2218
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00464-012-2533-8