Bouveret Syndrome: Excavating a Unique Geode-Like Gallstone With White Crystal Inner Core From Duodenum

Bouveret syndrome is a rare complication of cholelithiasis where a gallstone creates a cholecystoduodenal fistula resulting in gastric outlet obstruction. We present a case of a 66-year-old man with Bouveret syndrome with unique stone characteristics, which was successfully extracted using electrohydraulic lithotripsy during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. The stone had an unusual appearance of a white crystal inner core surrounded by a dark brown covering resembling a geode.

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Annals of Internal Medicine Clinical Cases
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2025-03-01
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https://doi.org/10.7326/aimcc.2024.0969
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Biliary and Gastrointestinal Fistulas
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Bouveret Syndrome: Excavating a Unique Geode-Like Gallstone With White Crystal Inner Core From Duodenum

Jasmine Lim, EiEi Soe
Annals of Internal Medicine Clinical Cases
Biliary and Gastrointestinal Fistulas
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Bouveret Syndrome: Excavating a Unique Geode-Like Gallstone With White Crystal Inner Core From Duodenum

Jasmine Lim, EiEi Soe
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Abstract

Bouveret syndrome is a rare complication of cholelithiasis where a gallstone creates a cholecystoduodenal fistula resulting in gastric outlet obstruction. We present a case of a 66-year-old man with Bouveret syndrome with unique stone characteristics, which was successfully extracted using electrohydraulic lithotripsy during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. The stone had an unusual appearance of a white crystal inner core surrounded by a dark brown covering resembling a geode.

Annals of Internal Medicine Clinical CasesVol. 4(3)
Doctors Medical Center (US), Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center (US)
Openalex Percentile: Top 94%
Biliary and Gastrointestinal Fistulas
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