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Images in emergency medicine
Bouveret syndrome
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An 84-year-old woman was admitted because of a 7-day history of intermittent colicky abdominal pain, vomiting and progressive abdominal distension. She was afebrile and her abdomen was diffusely tender with hyperactive bowel sounds on auscultation. Her medical history was notable for asymptomatic cholelithiasis with a single, large stone within …
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