title: An unusual cause of subocclusion in Crohn's disease.
abstract: Enteroliths as a cause of intermittent small bowel obstruction is a uncommon clinical entity. We present the case of a patient with Crohn's disease in whom a false primary enterolith--an apricot seed--was responsible for numerous episodes of subobstruction. The association of Crohn's disease with different types of enterolith is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Digestive Surgery, Hôpital Universitaire Brugmann, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chahidi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Reuck
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Allée
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007080:Ileocecal Valve; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology*