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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jan 27, 2017; 9(1): 25-36
Published online Jan 27, 2017. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v9.i1.25
Published online Jan 27, 2017. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v9.i1.25
Uncommon presentation of a common disease - Bouveret's syndrome: A case report and systematic literature review
Yahya AL-Habbal, Matthew Ng, Department of Surgery, Box Hill Hospital, Victoria 3128, Australia
David Bird, Trevor McQuillan, Department of Surgery, the Northern Hospital, Victoria 3128, Australia
Haytham AL-Khaffaf, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, the Royal Blackburn Hospital, Blackburn BB2 3HH, United Kingdom
Author contributions: All the authors contributed to the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this manuscript.
Data sharing statement: The dataset and statistical analysis is available from the corresponding author at yahya.al-habbal@easternhealth.org.au.
Correspondence to: Yahya AL-Habbal, MBChB, MRCS, FRACS, Department of Surgery, Box Hill Hospital, 8 Arnold Street, Box Hill, Victoria 3128, Australia. yahya.al-habbal@easternhealth.org.au
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Received: September 2, 2016
Peer-review started: September 6, 2016
First decision: September 29, 2016
Revised: October 30, 2016
Accepted: December 7, 2016
Article in press: December 9, 2016
Published online: January 27, 2017
Processing time: 132 Days and 0.3 Hours
Peer-review started: September 6, 2016
First decision: September 29, 2016
Revised: October 30, 2016
Accepted: December 7, 2016
Article in press: December 9, 2016
Published online: January 27, 2017
Processing time: 132 Days and 0.3 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Bouveret’s syndrome is gastric outlet obstruction secondary to an impacted gallstone in the duodenum or stomach. There is limited evidence surrounding management of this rare syndrome. Here we systematically review the published cases and recommend a treatment algorithm to clinicians facing this syndrome in future.