Bouveret syndrome
Last reviewed 01/2018
Bouveret syndrome, first described in 1896, is a subgroup of gallstone ileus in which a cholecystoduodenal fistula allows the passage of a stone which impacts in the duodenum and causes gastric outlet obstruction
It is rare with 175 cases reported in the literature up to the year 2000 (1).
Reference:
- 1) Ariche A, Czeiger D, Gortzak Y, Shaked G, Shelef I, Levy I. Gastric outlet obstruction by gallstone: Bouveret syndrome. Scand J Gastroenterol 2000; 35: 781-783.