An unusual cause of subocclusion in Crohn's disease.
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.
Chahidi
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Clinic of Digestive Surgery, Hôpital Universitaire Brugmann, Brussels, Belgium.
De Reuck
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Allée
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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*