Gallstone ileus in an 'asymptomatic' parastomal hernia

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Parastomal hernias are common and often asymptomatic. We report the first known case in which later, acute symptoms developed owing to gallstone ileus in a sac containing both omentum and small bowel. Urgent computed tomography established the diagnosis.

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Jayamanne, H., Brown, J., & Stephenson, B. (2016). Gallstone ileus in an “asymptomatic” parastomal hernia. Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 98(7), e121–e122. https://doi.org/10.1308/rcsann.2016.0173

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