Bile Salt Enterolith: An Unusual Etiology Mimicking Gallstone Ileus
Joint Authors
Ferrari-Light, Dana
Shuchleib, Ariel
Ricci-Gorbea, Joel
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-12-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Primary enterolithiasis is a relatively uncommon but important cause of small bowel obstruction.
We present a case of a 69-year-old male with a history of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and asymptomatic duodenal diverticulum diagnosed with small bowel obstruction.
CT imaging showed an obstruction distal to the jejunojejunostomy, and surgical intervention was warranted.
A 4.5 cm enterolith removed from the distal jejunum was found to contain 100% bile salts, consistent with a primary enterolith.
Clinicians should retain a high index of suspicion for enteroliths as a cause of small bowel obstruction, especially if multiple risk factors for enterolith formation are present.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ferrari-Light, Dana& Shuchleib, Ariel& Ricci-Gorbea, Joel. 2018. Bile Salt Enterolith: An Unusual Etiology Mimicking Gallstone Ileus. Case Reports in Surgery،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ferrari-Light, Dana…[et al.]. Bile Salt Enterolith: An Unusual Etiology Mimicking Gallstone Ileus. Case Reports in Surgery No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ferrari-Light, Dana& Shuchleib, Ariel& Ricci-Gorbea, Joel. Bile Salt Enterolith: An Unusual Etiology Mimicking Gallstone Ileus. Case Reports in Surgery. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1151015
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1151015