Enterolith ileus in a patient with jejunal diverticulosis: sonographic findings.
Jejunal diverticula are rare. Enterolith ileus, the least-encountered complication among patients with jejunal diverticula, is incidentally found at surgery or during imaging studies such as radiography, CT, or endoscopy. We report the case of a 71-year-old man with enterolith ileus involving the jejunum that was initially detected using abdominal sonography and subsequently confirmed with abdominal CT and surgery. Enterolith ileus should be considered in the differential diagnosis of small bowel obstruction. Abdominal sonography may contribute to the early diagnosis of this condition.
Liu
Chen-Hua
CH
Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Yun-Lin Branch, 579, Section 2, Yun-Lin Road, Dou-Liu City, Yun-Lin County, Taiwan.
Huang
Kai-Wen
KW
Mo
Yuan-Heng
YH
Yang
Pei-Ming
PM
D000368:Aged; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D045823:Ileus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D007582:Jejunostomy; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional