Bouveret Syndrome : The Rare Challenging Case of the Day

Abstract

Bouveret syndrome is an extremely rare disease. We report the case of a 54-year-old man who presented to our department with acute vomiting. An upper digestive endoscopy was first done, revealing an enclaved gallstone in the second duodenum. Crosssectional imaging was then performed to confirm the correct diagnosis of Bouveret's syndrome. Through a medline incision, cholecystectomy and extraction of the gallstone were done and the patient was discharged seven days after the operation with a good clinical outcome.