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Primarily Proximal Jejunal Stone Causing Enterolith Ileus in a Patient without Evidence of Cholecystoenteric Fistula or Jejunal Diverticulosis
Joint Authors
Abtar, Houssam Khodor
Mneimneh, Mostapha
Hammoud, Mazen M.
Zaaroura, Ahmed
Papas, Yasmina S.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-10-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Stone formation within the intestinal lumen is called enterolith.
This stone can encroach into the lumen causing obstruction and surgical emergency.
Jejunal obstruction by an enterolith is a very rare entity and often missed preoperatively.
To our knowledge, most cases of jejunal obstruction, secondary to stone, were associated with biliary disease (cholecystoenteric fistula), bezoar, jejunal diverticulosis, or foreign body.
Hereby we present a rare case report of small bowel obstruction in an elderly man who was diagnosed lately to have primary proximal jejunal obstruction by an enterolith without evidence of a cholecystoenteric fistula or jejunal diverticulosis.
This patient underwent laparotomy, enterotomy with stone extraction, and subsequent primary repair of the bowel.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Abtar, Houssam Khodor& Mneimneh, Mostapha& Hammoud, Mazen M.& Zaaroura, Ahmed& Papas, Yasmina S.. 2016. Primarily Proximal Jejunal Stone Causing Enterolith Ileus in a Patient without Evidence of Cholecystoenteric Fistula or Jejunal Diverticulosis. Case Reports in Surgery،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102889
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Abtar, Houssam Khodor…[et al.]. Primarily Proximal Jejunal Stone Causing Enterolith Ileus in a Patient without Evidence of Cholecystoenteric Fistula or Jejunal Diverticulosis. Case Reports in Surgery No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102889
American Medical Association (AMA)
Abtar, Houssam Khodor& Mneimneh, Mostapha& Hammoud, Mazen M.& Zaaroura, Ahmed& Papas, Yasmina S.. Primarily Proximal Jejunal Stone Causing Enterolith Ileus in a Patient without Evidence of Cholecystoenteric Fistula or Jejunal Diverticulosis. Case Reports in Surgery. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102889
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1102889