| Enterolith small-bowel obstruction caused by jejunal diverticulosis: Report of a case. | |
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PMID: 17072724 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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We report the successful surgical treatment of intestinal obstruction caused by enteroliths formed in jejunal diverticula. A 78-year-old man with bowel obstruction of unknown etiology was initially managed conservatively, but suffered recurrence of the obstruction. Thus, we performed a laparotomy, which revealed multiple diverticula in the jejunum, with one enterolith inside a diverticulum and one enterolith in the terminal ileum. There was no abnormal communication between the gallbladder and the intestinal tract, excluding the possibility of a gallstone ileus. The stone in the terminal ileum could not be broken manually, so we performed an enterotomy to remove the stones. Intestinal obstruction caused by enteroliths in small-bowel diverticula is a rare event, which is difficult to diagnose and manage. To our knowledge, only 35 such cases have ever been reported. |
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Authors:
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Eleni I Efremidou; Nikolaos Liratzopoulos; Michalis S Papageorgiou; George Kouklakis; Georgios J Minopoulos; Konstantinos J Manolas |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Surgery today Volume: 36 ISSN: 0941-1291 ISO Abbreviation: Surg. Today Publication Date: 2006 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-10-30 Completed Date: 2007-01-23 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9204360 Medline TA: Surg Today Country: Japan |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1003-6 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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First Department of Surgery, University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Medical School of Democritus, University of Thrace, Dragana, 68100, Alexandroupolis, Greece. |
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Aged Calculi / complications*, diagnosis, surgery Diagnosis, Differential Diverticulum / complications*, diagnosis, surgery Humans Intestinal Obstruction / diagnosis, etiology*, surgery Jejunal Diseases / complications*, diagnosis, surgery Laparotomy Male Tomography, X-Ray Computed |
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