title: Crohn's disease with enterolith treated laparoscopically.
abstract: Symptomatic enteroliths are relatively rare. Most occur from ingestion of undigestible materials such as pits or bones. Primary enteroliths are usually from the condition of partial bowel obstruction, diverticular type diseases such as Meckel's or congenital bands. Gallstone ileus is also a more common cause of gastrointestinal stones. Enteroliths associated with Crohn's disease is an extremely rare condition with fewer than 25 cases reported in the literature. Presented herein is such a case successfully treated laparoscopically.
authors.affiliation: Ingham Regional Medical Center Lansing, Michigan, USA. MJones9006@AOL.COM
authors.forename: Mark W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Koper
authors.forename: William F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Weatherhead
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002137:Calculi / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D010535:Laparoscopy