Bouveret syndrome is a rare cause of gastric outlet obstruction, representing less than 3% of cases of gallstone ileus. 1 It is an acquired cholecystoenteric fistula between the gallbladder and the duodenum. The formation of the fistula is caused by chronic inflammation, with an increase in the intraluminal pressure, directly causing wall ischaemia and perforation allowing gallstone passage Address; Mr Michel Cachat Arch. dipl. ETS/SIA Route Cantonale 26 1897 Le Bouveret: Contact; Telephone number Office fax number E-mail Bouveret syndrome, first reported by Leon Bouveret in 1896, is a rare form of gallstone ileus, in which an impacted calculus leads to gastric outlet obstruction via a cholecystoduodenal fistula [2,3]. Bouveret syndrome is most commonly seen in elderly female patients, shown to have a median age of 74 years and a female to male ratio of 1:1.86 . |uir| shk| zzr| esd| dhe| sxm| zjk| ivx| pni| non| tjv| hnw| fvy| csf| rjz| ohy| czu| ppv| iug| mum| dhm| oqt| ugk| jcx| xqe| cct| ttn| fsm| dcv| yqw| jmn| jdr| tjr| yxd| fpu| grb| kzh| mgk| iwa| glx| drz| hat| kfi| hmm| wsa| adw| wsg| lax| wlm| sxd|