Bouveret's Syndrome: A Rock in a Hard Place.

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  • Source:
    American Surgeon. Sep2012, Vol. 78 Issue 9, p404-406. 3p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      DIAGNOSIS of abdominal pain; DUODENUM surgery
    • Abstract:
      The article presents a case study of Bouveret's syndrome, a mechanical gastric outlet or proximal duodenal obstruction secondary to a gallstone, diagnosed in an 83-year-old woman who was experiencing upper abdominal pain and bilious vomiting. Topics include duodenal resection and the operative treatment of gallstone ileus.