title: Obturation of the ileum by a jejunal diverticular enterolith.
abstract: A case of obstruction of the distal portion of the small intestine by a concretion that had originated within a jejunal diverticulum is presented. Obstruction was relieved by removal of the calculus through an enterotomy. The patient's recovery was uncomplicated.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002137:Calculi / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000601:surgery; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007583:Jejunum