title: Enterolithiasis complicating eosinophilic enteritis: A case report and review of literature.
abstract: We report a case of eosinophilic enteritis involving the proximal small bowel, a relatively rare entity, presenting unusually as enteroliths in a 68-year-old man with complaints of anemia, malena and abdominal pain. The disease if diagnosed in the initial stages responds well to medical treatment but if associated with complications or misdiagnosed, surgical modality is the treatment of choice. In our case, the patient presented with enteroliths and strictures. Resection and anastomosis of the small bowel containing stones was carried out. Histopathology confirmed the diagnosis as eosinophilic enteritis.
authors.affiliation: Nairuthya Shivathirthan, Gaurav Maheshwari, Dinesh Kamath, Premashish Haldar, Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Jagjivanram Hospital, Nairuthya S D-78, Jagjivanram Hospital Campus, Maratha Mandir Marg, Mumbai Central, Mumbai 400008, India.
authors.forename: Nairuthya
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shivathirthan
authors.forename: Gaurav
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Maheshwari
authors.forename: Dinesh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kamath
authors.forename: Premashish
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Haldar