[Enterolith ileus complicating jejunal diverticulosis]

Ugeskr Laeger. 2015 Jun 22;177(26):V12140656.
[Article in Danish]

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Diverticulum / complications*
  • Diverticulum / surgery
  • Humans
  • Ileus / etiology*
  • Ileus / surgery
  • Jejunal Diseases / complications*
  • Jejunal Diseases / surgery
  • Lithiasis / complications*
  • Lithiasis / pathology
  • Lithiasis / surgery
  • Male