Laparoscopic management of biliary ileus. A case report

Background: The presence of mechanical intestinal obstruction due to a stone of biliary origin is rare in young male patients, the majority is caused by a biliodigestive fistula, generally cholecystoduodenal, in this case we present a brief review of the literature and report a clinical case of a 51-year-old male patient with a diagnosis of intestinal obstruction and a clear example of gallstone ileus who underwent laparoscopic surgery to resolve the obstruction. KEYWORDS: Biliary ileus, intestinal obstruction, laparoscopy.