Jejunal Enterolith: A Rare Case of Small Bowel Obstruction

Chantal Patel; Ravivarma Balasubramaniam; Timothy Bullen

doi:10.7759/cureus.8427

Jejunal Enterolith: A Rare Case of Small Bowel Obstruction

Cureus. 2020 Jun 3;12(6):e8427. doi: 10.7759/cureus.8427.

Authors

Chantal Patel¹, Ravivarma Balasubramaniam², Timothy Bullen¹

Affiliations

¹ Surgery, University Hospitals of North Midlands, Newcastle-under-Lyme, GBR.
² Radiology, University Hospital of North Midlands, Newcastle-under-Lyme, GBR.

Abstract

Small bowel obstruction is a common operative finding following an acute surgical admission. However, small bowel obstruction due to an enterolith is a rarer finding. Enteroliths are formed in conditions contributing to hypomotility and stasis within the gastrointestinal tract. These include Crohn's disease, strictures, and intestinal diverticulae. We present a case of small bowel obstruction due to an enterolith in an 89-year-old female. In our case, CT identified an inflamed jejunal diverticulum pre-operatively.

Keywords: enterolith; jejunal diverticulosis; small bowel obstruction.

Publication types

Case Reports