Frontier in Medical & Health Research
PRIMARY ENTEROLITHIASIS AS A RARE CAUSE OF ACUTE SMALL BOWEL OBSTRUCTION IN AN ELDERLY PATIENT: A CASE REPORT
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Keywords

Primary true enterolithiasis, acute small bowel obstruction, Imaging

How to Cite

PRIMARY ENTEROLITHIASIS AS A RARE CAUSE OF ACUTE SMALL BOWEL OBSTRUCTION IN AN ELDERLY PATIENT: A CASE REPORT. (2025). Frontier in Medical and Health Research, 3(10), 32-35. https://fmhr.net/index.php/fmhr/article/view/1690

Abstract

We present a case of a 75 years old male patient presented to the emergency department   with absolute constipation and abdominal discomfort for two days. Initial investigations were unremarkable and a non-contrast CT established the diagnosis of enterolithiasis which is a rare cause of small bowel obstruction. Enterolith is defined by the formation of gastrointestinal concretion in the setting of intestinal stasis.

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