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Recurrent Enterolithiasis Small Bowel Obstruction: A Case Seldom Described.

Ashish Lal ShresthaPradita Shrestha
Published in: Case reports in gastrointestinal medicine (2017)
Recurrent enterolithiasis of the small bowel is a rare phenomenon and may present with recurrent obstruction. Definitive preoperative diagnosis is not always possible and a high index of suspicion is required to avoid table misdiagnosis. Surgery is the mainstay of treatment once conservative measures fail. Laparoscopic methods may help in diagnosis and avoid possibility of a subsequent adhesive bowel obstruction but are associated with technical challenges.
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