Abstract
An 84-year-old man was admitted with 4 days of postprandial emesis. Gastroscopy revealed the presence of a large gallstone in the duodenal bulb causing gastric outlet obstruction. The patient was diagnosed with Bouveret's syndrome. Treatment consisted of gastrotomy with removal of the gallstone.
Translated title of the contribution | An 84 year old man with gastric outlet obstruction |
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Original language | Dutch |
Pages (from-to) | A7550 |
Journal | Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde |
Volume | 158 |
Issue number | 27 |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Aged, 80 and over
- Gallstones/complications
- Gastric Outlet Obstruction/diagnosis
- Gastroscopy
- Humans
- Male
- Treatment Outcome
- Vomiting/diagnosis