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  • Title: Staged and complete laparoscopic management of cholelithiasis in a patient with gallstone ileus and bile duct calculi.
    Author: El-Dhuwaib Y, Ammori BJ.
    Journal: Surg Endosc; 2003 Jun; 17(6):988-9. PubMed ID: 12632139.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Gallstone ileus is an uncommon cause of small bowel obstruction, and its incidence peaks in elderly women. Although enterolithotomy has been accomplished laparoscopically, often using a laparoscopically assisted approach, controversy persists as to the indication, timing, and surgical approach to a cholecystectomy with closure of the cholecystoduodenal fistula. METHODS: We present the case of a 63-year-old woman with symptomatic cholecystolithiasis who presented with acute gallstone ileus and underwent an emergency laparoscopic enterolithotomy. Hypotonic duodenography during the follow-up period demonstrated a cholecystoduodenal fistula and previously unsuspected stones in the bile duct. The patient underwent an elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy with repair of the fistula, a concomitant bile duct exploration, choledocholithotomy, and primary bile duct closure. RESULTS: The patient enjoyed an uneventful recovery, and was discharged home on postoperative day 5 after her initial emergency surgery. Her recovery after the subsequent elective surgery was more expeditious, with a discharge from hospital on postoperative day 2 and a return to office employment 2 weeks later. CONCLUSION: In the good-risk patient, staged laparoscopic management of gallstone ileus and the associated cholecystoduodenal fistula is feasible and appears to be safe. In such patients, imaging of the biliary tree is essential to detect silent choledocholithiasis, which also may be managed concomitantly and safely by the laparoscopic approach.
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