A 78-year-old patient with a history of hypertension, osteoporosis, nephrectomy, and prosthesis attending the emergency department with vomiting and abdominal pain. Thoracoabdominal CT scan (Fig. 1) and gastroscopy (Fig. 2) showed an endoluminal image at the level of the second portion of the duodenum corresponding to an occlusive gallstone migration (Bouveret syndrome). As it was impossible to remove it, emergency surgery was indicated (Fig. 3).
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Vol. 100. Issue 12.
Pages 784 (December 2022)
Vol. 100. Issue 12.
Pages 784 (December 2022)
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Bouveret syndrome management
Tratamiento del síndrome de Bouveret
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Maria Pilar Guillén-Paredes
, Josefa Martínez-Fernández, Diego Flores-Funes, Miguel Ángel Jiménez-Ballester
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Servicio de Cirugía General y Digestiva, Hospital Comarcal del Noroeste, Caravaca de la Cruz, Murcia, Spain
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