Rigler's triad in gallstone ileus

Rajabnia, Mohsen; Mohammadi, Mahsa; Dehbandi, Danial

doi:10.22631/ijbmph.2019.210859.1143

Rigler's triad in gallstone ileus

Document Type : Case report

Authors

¹ Liver & Digestive Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran

² Student Research Committee, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran

³ Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran Correspondence:

10.22631/ijbmph.2019.210859.1143

Abstract

Gallstone ileus is a rare cause of mechanical small bowel obstruction due to gallstone impaction within the lumen of the small intestine after passing through biliary enteric fistula. We report a case of gallstone ileus that was diagnosed with Rigler's triad (small bowel obstruction, ectopic gallstone, pneumobilia) in abdominal contrast-enhanced CT scan that is less than 30% of the patients.
Key words: Gall stone, Ileus, small bowel obstruction, pneumobilia, Rigler's triad.

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