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- Mitsuaki Ishioka, Mario Jin, Tamotsu Matsuhashi, Suguru Arata, Yusato Suzuki, Noboru Watanabe, Masayuki Sawaguchi, Noriyoshi Kanazawa, Kengo Onochi, Natsumi Hatakeyama, Shigeto Koizumi, Hirosato Mashima, and Hirohide Ohnishi.
- Department of Gastroenterology, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
- Intern. Med. 2015 Jan 1; 54 (19): 2439-42.
AbstractPrimary enterolith is a rare condition that can induce ileus and intestinal perforation. We report the first case of a true primary enterolith treated by balloon-assisted enteroscopy. The patient presented with a small intestinal ileus. After its improvement following the insertion of an ileus tube, radiography with amidotrizoate sodium meglumine detected a round, movable defect in the ileum measuring 42 mm diameter. The patient was diagnosed with a primary enterolith based on her past history. The enterolith was fractured and removed using balloon-assisted enteroscopy. This case suggests that balloon-assisted enteroscopy may be an effective non-invasive treatment option for enteroliths.
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