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Meckel's Diverticulum Enterolith: An Extremely Rare Cause of Intestinal Obstruction.

TitleMeckel's Diverticulum Enterolith: An Extremely Rare Cause of Intestinal Obstruction.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2017
AuthorsSymeonidis, N., Kofinas A., Psarras K., Pavlidis E., & Pavlidis T.
JournalJ Clin Diagn Res
Volume11
Issue4
PaginationPD11-PD12
Date Published2017 Apr
ISSN2249-782X
Abstract

Meckel's diverticulum is usually asymptomatic but occasionally presents with complications. Formation of an enterolith inside a Meckel's diverticulum is very uncommon and dislodgement of such a stone causing obstruction is extremely rare. We herein present a case of a 48-year-old man who presented with small bowel obstruction. Preoperative radiologic studies revealed a stone-like lesion in the right lower quadrant. Upon laparotomy, an inflamed Meckel's diverticulum was found as well as a 2.5 cm stone obstructing the terminal ileum. The stone was removed and the diverticulum was excised. The differential diagnosis of acute intestinal obstruction should include this extremely rare clinical entity especially when the combination of small bowel obstruction with radiopaque stone-like finding on preoperative x-rays is present.

DOI10.7860/JCDR/2017/25941.9751
Alternate JournalJ Clin Diagn Res
PubMed ID28571210
PubMed Central IDPMC5449856

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