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Gallstone ileus: revisiting surgical outcomes using National Surgical Quality Improvement Program data

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Perhaps reflecting changes in perioperative management, surgical treatment of gallstone ileus is less morbid than previously described, but there is still insufficient evidence to favor concurrent cholecystectomy.
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This article is published in Journal of Surgical Research.The article was published on 2013-09-01. It has received 45 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Gallstone ileus & Cholecystectomy.

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Management of gallstones and its related complications.

TL;DR: Information on the natural history as well as the diagnostic, surgical and medical tools available to facilitate adequate management of cholelithiasis and its complications are crucial to prevent the negative outcomes of gallstone disease.
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Clinical and radiological diagnosis of gallstone ileus: a mini review.

TL;DR: It is concluded that although an effective first-line tool, plain abdominal films are not adequate for diagnosing gallstone ileus, and the gold standard in an acutely unwell patient is computed tomography.
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Gallstone ileus: An overview of the literature.

TL;DR: The results of this review showed that gallstone ileus etiology was due to intestinal obstruction from a gallstone that migrated into the intestinal lumen through a bilioenteric fistula, and enterolithotomy was the recommended technique for management because of its lower morbidity and mortality than the other techniques.
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El íleo biliar: una revisión de la literatura médica

TL;DR: Esta es the tecnica recomendada para el manejo del ileo biliar debido a su morbimortalidad menor, comparada with las otras tecnicas.
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Gallstone Ileus: Management and Clinical Outcomes

TL;DR: It is shown that minimally invasive treatment such as colonoscopy or laparoscopy is possible in these cases of gallstone ileus, a rare and difficult-to-diagnose condition.
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Gallstone ileus : a review of 1001 reported cases

TL;DR: Although rare in the general population, gallstone ileus accounts for 25 per cent of nonstrangulated small bowel obstructions in those over the age of 65, and mortality has declined over the years, it remains high.
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Gallstone ileus: diagnosis and management.

TL;DR: Management of gallstone ileus must be individualized and the one-stage procedure should be offered only to highly selected patients with good cardiorespiratory reserve and with absolute indications for biliary surgery at the time of presentation.
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The operative management of gallstone ileus

TL;DR: The question as to whether one stage or interval biliary surgery should be performed remains unanswered and it is unlikely that further case series will help decision making in the management of gallstone ileus.
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Management of gallstone ileus.

TL;DR: It seems that a one-stage procedure (enterolithotomy plus fistula repair and cholecystectomy), when feasible, should be the first choice in elderly patients with gallstone ileus.
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