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  • Title: Enterolith causing afferent loop obstruction: a case report and literature review.
    Author: Lee MC, Bui JT, Knuttinen MG, Gaba RC, Scott Helton W, Owens CA.
    Journal: Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol; 2009 Sep; 32(5):1091-6. PubMed ID: 19365684.
    Abstract:
    Enterolith formation is a rare cause of afferent limb obstruction following Billroth II gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy surgery. A case of ascending cholangitis caused by an enterolith incarcerated in the afferent loop of a 15-year-old Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy was emergently decompressed under direct ultrasound guidance prior to surgery. This is the thirteenth reported case of an enterolith causing afferent loop obstruction. A discussion of our management approach and a review of the relevant literature are presented.
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