A103 A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF ENTEROLITH ILEUS SECONDARY TO COMPLICATIONS OF ILEAL DIVERTICULA AND INVESTIGATIONS INTO OPTIMAL MANAGEMENT
C J Miranda, A Aijaz, A M Carlson, N Hossein-Javaheri, M H Ali, M Ismail

TL;DR
This paper reviews cases of bowel obstruction caused by stones in ileal diverticula, emphasizing the need for early surgical treatment to prevent serious complications.
Contribution
A comprehensive review of 61 case reports on enterolith ileus from ileal diverticula, summarizing clinical features and management outcomes.
Findings
Most patients experienced abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting, with surgical intervention required in 97% of cases.
Surgical procedures like diverticulectomy and bowel resection showed high success rates in resolving the condition.
Early diagnosis and intervention are critical to reducing morbidity and mortality from this rare condition.
Abstract
Acquired ileal diverticula are rarely found in adults and are only apparent in 1.9% of small bowel contrast studies. Even more rarely, these diverticula can lead to enterolith formation which can obstruct the bowel, a term coined “enterolith ileus”. Both surgical and non-surgical approaches have been espoused in tackling this complication but definitive literature on optimal management is lacking and is limited to scattered case reports and case series. With this phenomenon carrying significant morbidity and mortality, we have conducted a comprehensive review of all available case reports to summarize our understanding of enterolith ileus secondary to ileal diverticula. To understand the varying clinical presentations of enterolith ileus from ileal diverticula complications and understanding optimal management for the pathology. A comprehensive search of PubMed, OVID, CINAHL, and…
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Taxonomy
TopicsGastrointestinal disorders and treatments · Esophageal and GI Pathology · Diverticular Disease and Complications
