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ELMER MILCH, M.D.; F. L. MENDEZ, Jr., M.D.; HARRY MURPHY, M.D.

AMA Arch Surg. 1952;64(6):847-850.

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COMPLETE small bowel obstruction due to gallstones is thought to be a comparatively uncommon surgical entity.¹ Consequently, such cases have not been stressed in medical teaching. Since the literature indicates that 1.7 to 6.2% of all complete small bowel obstructions are due to gallstones,² this situation seems paradoxical. During the past 5 years (1946-1951) there have been 217 cases of complete small bowel obstruction at the Buffalo General Hospital. Of the total number, eight cases have been due to gallstones. This represents a figure of 3.6% and is in accord with the literature.

In contrast to simple gallstone obstruction, cases of recurrence due to a second stone contained within the gall bladder at the time of initial surgery are rare.³ We have been able to locate only five such cases⁴ and wish to add the case herein described.

REPORT OF A CASE

Mrs. A. T., aged . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
BUFFALO

From the Department of Surgery, Buffalo General Hospital and University of Buffalo School of Medicine.; Attending Surgeon (Dr. Milch); Assistant Resident Surgeon (Dr. Mendez), and Assistant Attending Physician (Dr. Murphy), Buffalo General Hospital.

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