title: A case of enterolith small bowel obstruction and jejunal diverticulosis.
abstract: We reported a case of 79-year old woman with known large bowel diverticulosis presenting with small bowel obstruction due to stone impaction - found on plain abdominal X-ray. Contrast studies demonstrated small bowel diverticulosis. At laparotomy, the gall bladder was normal with no stones and no abnormal communication with small bowel - excluding the possibility of a gallstone ileus. Analysis of the stone revealed a composition of bile pigments and calcium oxalate. This was a rare case of small bowel obstruction due to enterolith formation - made distinctive by calcification (previously unreported in the proximal small bowel).
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, William Harvey Hospital, Ashford, Kent TN24, U.K.
authors.forename: Buhussan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hayee
authors.forename: Hamed Noor
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Talib
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Al-Mishlab
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: McPartlin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005244:Fecal Impaction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography