Gallstone ileus: Endoscopic removal of a gallstone obstructing the upper jejunum

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 246, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 593-597

  Lubbers H ^a   Mahlke, R ^a   Lankisch, P G ^a  

^a Municipal Hospital of Lueneburg   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Endoscopy; Gallstone ileus and treatment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; GALLSTONE ILEUS; HUMAN; JEJUNUM; LITHOTRIPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOLELITHIASIS; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; JEJUNAL DISEASES; LITHOTRIPSY;

EID: 0033432674     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.1999.00597.x     Document Type: Article

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