Small bowel carcinoid presenting as a barolith.
Baroliths are rare complications of barium contrast roentgenography that occur almost exclusively in the colon. Baroliths are often asymptomatic, but may be associated with abdominal pain, appendicitis, bowel obstruction, or perforation. We present an unusual case of a barolith which developed within the lumen of the small bowel, and resulted in the detection of an otherwise occult carcinoid tumor of the ileum.
Regan
J K
JK
Department of Digestive and Liver Diseases, University of Illinois at Chicago 60612-0233, USA.
O'Neil
H K
HK
Aizenstein
R I
RI
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001466:Barium Sulfate / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007082:Ileum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography
D003287:Contrast Media; D001466:Barium Sulfate