title: [Enterolith ileus complicating jejunal diverticulosis].
abstract: Jejunal diverticulosis is uncommon and usually asymptomatic. One of the rarest complications is ileus due to migrated enteroliths formed in the diverticula. We present a case of a 95-year-old man admitted with small bowel obstruction. During operation extensive jejunal diverticulosis was found along with intraluminal enteroliths causing obstruction of the ileum. An enterotomy was made and three 3 × 3 × 2 cm enteroliths were removed. The patient was discharged on the sixth post-operative day. Less than 50 similar cases have been reported worldwide.
authors.affiliation: Kirurgisk Afdeling, Køge Sygehus, Lykkebækvej 1, 4600 Køge. jacp@regionsjaelland.dk.
authors.forename: Jacob Kvist
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Poulsen
authors.forename: Nikolaj
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nerup
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D045823:Ileus / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D020347:Lithiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male