Diagnostic imaging in Bouveret's syndrome. A report of two cases

Bouveret's syndrome is an uncommon disorder that consists of localized obstruction of the pyloroduodenal region caused by the passage of a gallstone through a cholecystoenteric fistula. It is most common in elderly women with a previous history of cholelithiasis. As the clinical signs are nonspecific, radiological studies are of great importance in the attempt to reach an early diagnosis, thus improving the prognosis. We present two patients with a history of cholelithiasis in whom Bouveret's syndrome was diagnosed preoperatively by different imaging techniques. (Author) 8 refs