Enterolithiasis: a report of four cases.
Enterolithiasis is a rarely encountered clinical and radiologic entity. Stasis of intestinal contents is the underlying cause of the stone formation. Four cases are presented, 3 in the colon and 1 in the small bowel. The chemical composition of these stones varies according to their site of origin. The clinical setting varies widely as does the radiologic differential diagnosis.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002137:Calculi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005244:Fecal Impaction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography