Journal of Clinical Case Reports

Department of Surgery, Shirahama Hamayu Hospital, Japan

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• Case Report   
  A Case Study of Intestinal Obstruction Associated with True Primary Enteroliths in an Elderly Patient
  Author(s): Hiroyuki Inoue, Mahito Miyamae*, Takuma Arai, Yozo Kokawa and Eigo Otsuji
  
  Enteroliths are generally classified as ‘true’ or ‘false’ enteroliths and most cases involve the latter, with ‘true’ enteroliths being rare. In addition, Enteroliths are often asymptomatic and unlikely to cause intestinal obstruction or perforations. The following is a very rare case of intestinal obstruction accompanied by true enteroliths suffered by a very elderly patient. We report the case of 96-year-old female with loss of appetite and abdominal pain. A Computed Tomography (CT) confirmed enteroliths and Press through Packages (PTP) near the terminal ileum. Moreover, the intestinal tract closest to the mouth was enlarged. A diagnosis was made of an intestinal obstruction caused by the enteroliths and so emergency surgery was carried out. We found the existence of stenosis with incarcerated enteroliths found in the intestinal tract adjacent to t.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2165-7920.2021.11.1404

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