Successful treatment of gallstone ileus (Bouveret's syndrome) by using extracorporal shock wave lithotripsy and argon plasma coagulation

Gastrointest Endosc. 2007 Jan;65(1):173-5. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2006.05.025. Epub 2006 Aug 30.

Authors

Christian Gemmel¹, Uwe Weickert, Axel Eickhoff, Dieter Schilling, Jürgen F Riemann

Affiliation

¹ Department of Gastroenterology, Klinikum Ludwigshafen, Academic Hospital of the University of Mainz, Ludwigshafen, Germany.

PMID: 17137860
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2006.05.025

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Argon
Endoscopy, Digestive System
Female
Gallstones / complications*
Gallstones / diagnosis
Gallstones / diagnostic imaging
Gastric Outlet Obstruction / etiology
Gastric Outlet Obstruction / therapy*
Humans
Ileus / etiology
Ileus / therapy*
Laser Coagulation*
Lithotripsy*
Radiography
Syndrome

Substances

Argon