Open AccessA case of enterolith small bowel obstruction and jejunal diverticulosis
Author(s) -
Buhussan Hayee,
Hamed Khan,
Talib Al-Mishlab,
John F McPartlin
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v9.i4.883
Subject(s) - medicine , bowel obstruction , impaction , diverticulosis , laparotomy , gallstone ileus , ileus , gastroenterology , surgery , fistula
We reported a case of 79-year old woman with known large bowel diverticulosis presenting with small bowel obstruction due to stone impaction - found on plain abdominal X-ray. Contrast studies demonstrated small bowel diverticulosis. At laparotomy, the gall bladder was normal with no stones and no abnormal communication with small bowel - excluding the possibility of a gallstone ileus. Analysis of the stone revealed a composition of bile pigments and calcium oxalate. This was a rare case of small bowel obstruction due to enterolith formation - made distinctive by calcification (previously unreported in the proximal small bowel).