Muhammad Qasim Butt, Sohail Saqib Chatha, Adeel Qamar Ghumman.
Gall stone ileus: a rare cause of small bowel obstruction.
Pak Armed Forces Med J Jan ;64(4):639-41.

Gallstone ileus is a rare disease and accounts for 1-4% of all cases of mechanical intestinal obstruction. It usually occurs in the elderly with a female predominance and may result in a high mortality rate. Its diagnosis is difficult and early diagnosis could reduce the mortality. Surgery remains the mainstay of treatment. We present a case report of a 55 year old lady diagnosed as having gall stone ileus and was treated with emergent laparotomy and enterolithotomy with fistula repair at a later stage.

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