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Jing Yu1, Sheng-Yi Zhu1, Jing-Jing Li1
1Department of Gastroenterology, The First People's Hospital of Huzhou First Affiliated Hospital of Huzhou University Huzhou Zhejiang China.
Background And Objective:
Small bowel obstruction is a common acute abdomen. The disease presentation changes rapidly and differential diagnosis is difficult. If diagnosis and treatment are delayed or inappropriate, the consequences will be serious.
Methods:
Here, we report here a rare case of small bowel obstruction caused by enteroliths formed in the duodenal diverticulum.
Results:
Conservative treatment was not effective. Six days later, the patient underwent emergency exploratory laparotomy to confirm small bowel obstruction, and enterotomy for lithotomy was performed.
Conclusion:
Obstruction of the small intestine due to passage of enteroliths from the duodenal diverticulum is rare. There is currently no definitive evidence delineating the optimal duration for non-surgical treatment. However, it should be noted that the postponement of surgical intervention may elevate mortality rates.
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