Rigler triad in gallstone ileus

Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2016 Sep;108(9):581-2.

Abstract

Gallstone ileus is an exceptional complication among billiary diseases. It is defined as an intestinal obstruction caused by a gallstone as it passes through a bilio-digestive fistula. This is disease with high morbi-mortality, and whose main contributing factors are the advanced age of the patients, comorbidities and the delayed diagnosis. Most of the times, it is a postoperative diagnosis and a high clinical suspicion is essential for an early diagnosis. In patients with gallstone ileus the abdominal X-ray is frequently nonspecific and to observe a complete Rigler triad is exceptional.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Delayed Diagnosis
  • Female
  • Gallstones / complications*
  • Gallstones / diagnostic imaging
  • Gallstones / surgery
  • Humans
  • Ileus / complications*
  • Ileus / diagnostic imaging
  • Ileus / surgery
  • Intestinal Obstruction / etiology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed