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Gallstone Ileus Causing Perforation of the Sigmoid Colon

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A rare case of a cholecystocolonic fistula causing gallstone ileus with perforation of the sigmoid colon is described.

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  1. Department of Digestive Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium

    Mathieu D’Hondt, Annick D’Haeninck & Freddy Penninckx

  2. 467 Rue Garneau, H2J1C9, Montréal, QC, Canada

    Mathieu D’Hondt

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Correspondence to Mathieu D’Hondt.

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D’Hondt, M., D’Haeninck, A. & Penninckx, F. Gallstone Ileus Causing Perforation of the Sigmoid Colon. J Gastrointest Surg 15, 701–702 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-010-1387-4

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