Small bowel obstruction due to gallstone ileus. [Gastrointestinal] [CT]
Red arrows point to 2 big gallstones, top one in the gallbladder and bottom one obstructing a small bowel loop, and a small gallstone in the cystic duct.
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This one of the weirder communities I've ever come across and I'm here for it. As a non-radiologist, can you explain how severe this is? Or is this more of a curiosity?
It's pretty severe: very painful, and life-threatening. Basically, a big gallstone has blocked your intestines.
Radiopaedia article on it. "Due to the demographics of the population affected (elderly), this condition continues to have high mortality (12-30%)."