Marchena Gómez J, Cerrada Gonzalo L, Gómez Guerra G, Avila R
Servicio de Cirugía General, Hospital N. S. del Pino, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 1992 Nov;82(5):355-8.
The term enterolithiasis refers to concretions formed within the gastrointestinal tract. Conditions causing stasis predispose formation of enteroliths, which may be either radiopaque or radiolucent. Thus, a wide spectrum of intestinal disorders are associated with enterolithiasis including intestinal diverticulum, Crohn's ileitis, intestinal tuberculosis, radiation enteritis and strictures after surgery. The authors report one patient with intestinal obstruction as a complication of enterolithiasis and diagnosed previously as gallstone ileus. The pathogenesis and management concerning this entity are also discussed.
