Abstract
This report discusses a case of a 79-year-old Caucasian female who presented with large bowel obstruction. A significant CT findings of cholecystocolic fistula and an impacted gallstone at the junction of the descending and sigmoid colon. We present a case of colonic gallstone obstruction that was treated with endoscopic lithotripsy. This interventional approach is effective in stable elderly patients with high surgical risk and in patients with significant comorbidities.
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Toure A, Witkowski M, Vernenkar V, Watkins B, Penmetsa PV. Colonic Gallstone Obstruction. Advances in Clinical Medical Research and Healthcare Delivery. 2021; 1(1). doi: 10.53785/2769-2779.1005.
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