Case Report
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World J Clin Cases. Nov 26, 2020; 8(22): 5701-5706
Published online Nov 26, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i22.5701
Bouveret syndrome masquerading as a gastric mass-unmasked with endoscopic luminal laser lithotripsy: A case report
Swetha Parvataneni, Harshit S Khara, David L Diehl
Swetha Parvataneni, Department of Internal Medicine, Geisinger Lewistown Hospital, Lewistown, PA 17044, United States
Harshit S Khara, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Advanced Endoscopy, Geisinger Health system, Danville, PA 17822, United States
David L Diehl, Department of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA 17822, United States
Author contributions: Parvataneni S guaranted the article, researched literature and preparated manuscript; Khara HS and Diehl DL did the case management, manuscript editing, manuscript revision/review and final version approval.
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Corresponding author: Swetha Parvataneni, MD, Attending Doctor, Department of Internal Medicine, Geisinger Lewistown Hospital, 400 Highland Ave, Lewistown, PA 17044, United States. swethaparvataneni88@gmail.com
Received: August 2, 2020
Peer-review started: August 2, 2020
First decision: September 24, 2020
Revised: October 8, 2020
Accepted: October 26, 2020
Article in press: October 26, 2020
Published online: November 26, 2020
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Core Tip

Core Tip: An elderly female presented with features of gastric outlet obstruction found to have a large gall stone of 5 cm on endoscopy, successfully treated with complete endoscopic approach with laser lithotripsy.