Bouveret syndrome associated with acute gangrenous cholecystitis

J Gastrointestin Liver Dis. 2008 Mar;17(1):87-90.

Abstract

An 89-year-old patient was hospitalized with signs of acute lithiasic cholecystitis and gastric emptying failure. The decision for surgery was taken and a subhepatic block was evidenced, caused by a perforated gangrenous cholecystitis with pericholecystic abscess, a cholecysto-antroduodenal fistula with two gallstones, 9/5 and 4/3 cm in size, impacted in the duodenum. It was necessary to perform an Y-en-Roux antroduodenojejunal anastomosis because an antroduodenal parietal defect resulted after the removal of the gangrenous gallbladder. The immediate and long term postoperative evolution in terms of anastomosis functionality was good.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Biliary Fistula / etiology
  • Biliary Fistula / pathology*
  • Biliary Fistula / surgery
  • Cholecystitis, Acute / etiology
  • Cholecystitis, Acute / pathology*
  • Cholecystitis, Acute / surgery
  • Duodenal Diseases / etiology
  • Duodenal Diseases / pathology*
  • Duodenal Diseases / surgery
  • Female
  • Gallstones / complications
  • Gallstones / pathology*
  • Gallstones / surgery
  • Gangrene / etiology
  • Gangrene / pathology
  • Gangrene / surgery
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Fistula / etiology
  • Intestinal Fistula / pathology*
  • Intestinal Fistula / surgery
  • Syndrome