Bouveret Syndrome

Description

Bouveret syndrome: rare form of gastric outlet obstruction following the passage of a gallstone from the gallbladder to the duodenum or pylorus through a bilioenteric fistula

History of Bouveret Syndrome

1654 Bartholin described first case ofgallstone ileus in a necropsy study

1770 Beaussier

1841 Bonnet presented the first case of duodenal obstruction (gallstone impaction in the duodenal bulb)

1890 Courvoisier published the first 131 cases of gallstone ileus, secondary to gallbladderduodenal fistul

1896 Bouveret

Associated Persons

• Léon Bouveret (1850-1929)

Alternative names

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Controversies

Did they first describe or popularise or plagiarise?

References

Historical references

• Bouveret L. Traité des maladies de l’estomac, Paris: J.-B. Baillière 1893
• Bouveret L. Sténose du pylore adhérent à la vésicule calculeuse, Revue de médecine, Paris 1896; 16: 1-16

Eponymous term review

• Kosorok P. Bouveret’s syndrome (gallstone ileus)–a minefield. Br J Clin Pract. 1996 Jan-Feb;50(1):59-60
• Ariche A, Czeiger D, Gortzak Y, Shaked G, Shelef I, Levy I. Gastric outlet obstruction by gallstone: Bouveret syndrome. Scand J Gastroenterol. 2000 Jul;35(7):781-3.
• Cappell MS, Davis M. Characterization of Bouveret’s syndrome: a comprehensive review of 128 cases. Am J Gastroenterol. 2006 Sep;101(9):2139-46.
• Doycheva I, Limaye A, Suman A, Forsmark CE, Sultan S. Bouveret’s syndrome: case report and review of the literature. Gastroenterol Res Pract. 2009;2009:914951.
• Beuran M, Ivanov I, Venter MD. Gallstone ileus–clinical and therapeutic aspects. J Med Life. 2010 Oct-Dec;3(4):365-71
• Philipose J, Khan HM, Ahmed M, Idiculla PS, Andrawes S. Bouveret’s Syndrome. Cureus. 2019 Apr 9;11(4):e4414.
• Zheng B, Li C, Wang S. Cholecystogastric fistula presenting as pyloric obstruction: A rare case of Bouveret syndrome. Asian J Surg. 2022 Jan;45(1):635-636.
• Jin L, Naidu K. Bouveret syndrome-a rare form of gastric outlet obstruction. J Surg Case Rep. 2021 May 19;2021(5):rjab183
• Nasser HA, Ibrahim N, Nasser AA, Mendes VM, Zein M. Gastric outlet obstruction – looking for a syndrome: Bouveret or Mirizzi? Int J Surg Case Rep. 2021 Jul;84:106098.
• Turner AR, Kudaravalli P, Ahmad H. Bouveret Syndrome. 2021 Feb 17. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2021