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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 15, 2003; 9(4): 883-884
Published online Apr 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i4.883
Published online Apr 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i4.883
A case of enterolith small bowel obstruction and jejunal diverticulosis
Buhussan Hayee, Hamed Noor Khan, Talib Al-Mishlab, John F McPartlin, Department of Surgery, William Harvey Hospital, Ashford, Kent TN24, U.K.
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Dr. Hamed Khan, Flat 11, the Point, 6 Bellargate, Nottingham, NG1 1JN, U.K. hamed4Khan@aol.com
Telephone: +44 -115-9242809
Received: November 19, 2002
Revised: January 6, 2003
Accepted: January 13, 2003
Published online: April 15, 2003
Revised: January 6, 2003
Accepted: January 13, 2003
Published online: April 15, 2003
Abstract
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).
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