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KINOO, Suman Mewa; NAIDU, Vanesha  e  MAHARAJH, Jaynund. Radiological diagnosis of gallstone sigmoid ileus or coleus: Case report and literature review. S. Afr. J. radiol. (Online) [online]. 2025, vol.29, n.1, pp.1-4. ISSN 2078-6778.  https://doi.org/10.4102/sajr.v29i1.3149.

Gallstone ileus is a mechanical bowel obstruction caused by a gallstone within the intestinal tract. It occurs secondary to a fistulous communication between the gallbladder and intestine and commonly causes a small bowel obstruction termed gallstone ileus. It rarely causes a large bowel obstruction termed gallstone sigmoid ileus (GSI) or gallstone coleus. CONTRIBUTION: A case of gallstone sigmoid ileus with typical plain radiography and CT scan findings and a review of different imaging modalities for this condition

Palavras-chave : gallstone ileus; gallstone sigmoid ileus; gallstone coleus; CT scan; plain radiograph.

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