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Delayed Diagnosis of Gastric Outlet Obstruction from Bouveret Syndrome in a Young Woman
- Source :
- Smith, Zachary; Totten, Jodie; Hughes, Adrienne; & Strote, Jared. (2015). Delayed Diagnosis of Gastric Outlet Obstruction from Bouveret Syndrome in a Young Woman. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 16(1). doi: 10.5811/westjem.2014.10.23049. Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/5bm7f77k, Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 151-153 (2014)
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- eScholarship, University of California, 2015.
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Abstract
- Bouveret syndrome is a rare presentation of gastric outlet obstruction caused by a gallstone in the proximal duodenum via a bilioenteric fistula. This is an infrequent although clinically significant cause of abdominal pain, almost exclusively in the elderly. The clinical presentation is similar to that of a small bowel obstruction with abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. Surgery or endoscopy is often required for definitive diagnosis and therapy. We describe the case of a young woman with this condition who had a delayed diagnosis in part because of her age and the rarity of the condition. [West J Emerg Med. 2015;16(1):151-153.]
- Subjects :
- Adult
Abdominal pain
medicine.medical_specialty
Young Woman
Delayed Diagnosis
Nausea
Fistula
Bouveret Syndrome
lcsh:Medicine
Diagnostic Acumen
Case Report
Gallstones
medicine
Humans
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
Gastric Outlet Obstruction
General surgery
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lcsh:Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid
Gastric outlet obstruction
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General Medicine
Syndrome
medicine.disease
Endoscopy
Surgery
Bowel obstruction
Emergency Medicine
Vomiting
Female
Duodenal Obstruction
medicine.symptom
business
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Smith, Zachary; Totten, Jodie; Hughes, Adrienne; & Strote, Jared. (2015). Delayed Diagnosis of Gastric Outlet Obstruction from Bouveret Syndrome in a Young Woman. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 16(1). doi: 10.5811/westjem.2014.10.23049. Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/5bm7f77k, Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 151-153 (2014)
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....4493b8a46039894d961da82982830c16