ABSTRACT
Air travel has become so common these days that about one billion people travel in one year. A few number of the persons travelling by air have suffered or are suffering from one or more medical conditions which may increase risk to passenger himself. There may be additional risk to copassengers, crew of aircraft or safety of aircraft may be compromised. The present article evaluates different medical conditions from pregnancy to cardiovascular diseases in relation to the air travel.
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Aircraft , Health Status , Travel , HumansABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Gallstone ileus is an uncommon complication of gall stones associated with potentially serious morbidity and mortality. CASE REPORT: We reported a 60-year-old male case who presented with renal failure and pain in right hypochondriac region. He also had a history of brain infarcts along with diabetes which is an additional factor for mortality. On Computed Tomography of the abdomen, he was diagnosed to have cholecystocholedochal fistula including air in the gall bladder and obstruction in the distal part of the ileum. Computed tomography plays an important role to make the proper diagnosis and in treatment. CONCLUSIONS: As in our case, diagnosis was challengeable because of renal failure,diabetes, septicaemia and intestinal obstruction (peritonitis). We did surgery on the basis of peritonitis which remains the only choice in such cases. In follow- up of 1 month patient was doing well and asymptomatic.
