Open AccessMultiple large enteroliths associated with an incisional hernia: a rare case
Author(s) -
Iseult Wilson,
Umesh Parampalli,
Charles E. Butler,
Ibrahim Ahmed,
Alex Mowat
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
annals of the royal college of surgeons of england
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.39
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1478-7083
pISSN - 0035-8843
DOI - 10.1308/003588412x13373405385890
Subject(s) - medicine , incisional hernia , surgery , foreign body , gastrointestinal tract , general surgery , hernia
The surgeon frequently encounters renal and biliary stones but rarely may also encounter enteric stones or enteroliths. An enterolith is a stony foreign body that is formed in the gastrointestinal tract. We present a rare case of multiple, large enteroliths found associated with a longstanding incarcerated incisional hernia.