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Gallstone ileus with impaction at the neck of a Meckel's diverticulum.

1998; Wiley; Volume: 71; Issue: 852 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1259/bjr.71.852.10319010

1748-880X

Yoshihiko Nakamoto, Tadafumi Saga, S. Fujishiro, Masanobu WASHIDA, M Churiki, Katsuhiko Matsuda,

Esophageal and GI Pathology

We report a case of gallstone ileus in which the stone impacted at the neck of a Meckel's diverticulum. CT demonstrated the gallstone as a calcified mass in the lower abdomen. Gallstone ileus was diagnosed although a more accurate diagnosis was not obtained pre-operatively. The site of impaction was not typical and a blind loop filled with contrast materials was evident. We believe that this is the first report demonstrating this rare condition with imaging.