Primary enterolithiasis is a rare surgical ailment. The underlying cause is intestinal stasis. Numerous anatomical and micro environmental factors such as enteritis, incarcerated hernia, malignancy, diverticula, blind loops, and enteroenterostomy predispose to clinically significant concretions. Enterolithiasis in tuberculosis can be due to the presence of strictures, intestinal bands, or inter...

CASE REPORT A 68-year-old female presented with a four week history of anorexia, tenesmus and pain on defaecation. There was no significant past medical history. On exam ination she was clinically anaemic and a 5cm diameter mobile mass was palpable in the right iliac fossa. Rectal examination and sigmoidoscopy were normal. Haemoglobin concentration was 10-8 g/dl. Serum iron and ferritin. concen...

OBJECTIVES Enterolithiasis (multiple calcifications of intraluminal meconium) is a rare, prenatal ultrasonographic finding. In this study, our aim was to evaluate the prenatal diagnostic features and discuss the management of the patients. METHODS The data of two cases of prenatally diagnosed fetal enterolithiasis were collected from ultrasound scan, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and neona...

A 48 year old lady presented to our department with a two week history of loose stools, vomiting and lower abdominal pain. Loss of appetite and a significant weight loss were noted over the past year. Past medical history of hypertension, atrial fibrillation, asthma, Sjogren’s syndrome were recorded. On admission, abdominal examination revealed localised guarding at the right iliac fossa. Initi...

AbstractPrimary enterolithiasis is a rare surgical ailment. The underlying cause is intestinal stasis. Numerous anatomical and micro environmental factors such as enteritis, incarcerated hernia, malignancy, diverticula, blind loops, and enteroenterostomy predispose to clinically significant concretions. Enterolithiasis in tuberculosis can be due to the presence of strictures, intestinal bands, ...

BACKGROUND Enterolithiasis of the small bowel is a rare phenomenon in humans although it has been frequently described in equines. Primary enteroliths have been described including those occurring secondary to conditions like Crohn's disease, small bowel diverticula, tuberculous or postoperative strictures, and blind loops but those occurring in an otherwise normal gut are exceedingly rare. Of ...

abstract primary enterolithiasis is a rare surgical ailment. the underlying cause is intestinal stasis. numerous anatomical and micro environmental factors such as enteritis, incarcerated hernia, malignancy, diverticula, blind loops, and enteroenterostomy predispose to clinically significant concretions. enterolithiasis in tuberculosis can be due to the presence of strictures, intestinal bands,...