Strategy for Removing an Impacted Enterolith using Double-Balloon Enteroscopy in Crohn’s Disease
  • Tatsuya Kikuchi
    Department of Gastroenterology, Iwakuni Clinical Center, National Hospital Organization, Yamaguchi, Japan
  • Yasushi Yamasaki
    Department of Gastroenterology, Iwakuni Clinical Center, National Hospital Organization, Yamaguchi, Japan; Department of Gastroenterology, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan
  • Tsuyoshi Fujimoto
    Department of Gastroenterology, Iwakuni Clinical Center, National Hospital Organization, Yamaguchi, Japan
  • Shoichi Tanaka
    Department of Gastroenterology, Iwakuni Clinical Center, National Hospital Organization, Yamaguchi, Japan

Keywords

Crohn’s disease, enterolith, intestinal obstruction, double-balloon enteroscopy

Abstract

An enterolith in Crohn’s disease is an uncommon but serious condition because it can cause intestinal obstruction. Endoscopic treatment to remove the enterolith is attempted first, but is sometimes difficult owing to poor accessibility of the endoscope. In such cases, surgical treatment is inevitable. We successfully overcame poor accessibility and removed an enterolith using double-balloon enteroscopy. We describe our method below and suggest several helpful techniques.

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    Published: 2021-01-28
    Issue: 2021: Vol 8 No 1 (view)

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    Kikuchi T, Yamasaki Y, Fujimoto T, Tanaka S. Strategy for Removing an Impacted Enterolith using Double-Balloon Enteroscopy in Crohn’s Disease. EJCRIM 2021;8 doi:10.12890/2021_002266.