title: Giant enterolith in ileal diverticulum following ileoplastic bladder augmentation.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  When adhesions, internal hernias, malignant intra- and retro-peritoneal neoplasms are excluded in patients presenting with new onset constipation and abdominal mass appearance after previous abdominal surgery, other causes must be considered.
  
  
  METHODS
  Giant enteroliths formed within ileal diverticula in the site of small bowel anastomosis may extrude and produce a palpable abdominal lump. Recent experience with such a patient is the basis of this report.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Ileal diverticula with interior enteroliths may be suspected in patients presenting with an abdominal lump following previous small bowel resection.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Open or laparoscopic assisted surgical resection of the involved segment is the treatment of choice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery "A", Soroka University Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel. Electronic address: borkirsh@bgu.ac.il.
authors.forename: Boris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kirshtein
authors.forename: Zvi Howard
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Perry
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: Lie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Laufer
authors.forename: Netta
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sion-Vardi