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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 21, 2014; 20(47): 17819-17829
Published online Dec 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i47.17819
Published online Dec 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i47.17819
Enterolithiasis
Grigoriy E Gurvits, Division of Gastroenterology, New York University School of Medicine/Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, United States
Gloria Lan, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, United States
Author contributions: Gurvits GE and Lan G contributed equally to this work.
Correspondence to: Grigoriy E Gurvits, MD, FACP, FACG, Division of Gastroenterology, New York University School of Medicine/Langone Medical Center, 240 East 38th Street, 23 Floor, New York, NY 10016, United States. dr.gurvits@hotmail.com
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Received: June 11, 2014
Revised: July 14, 2014
Accepted: July 24, 2014
Published online: December 21, 2014
Processing time: 238 Days and 9.4 Hours
Revised: July 14, 2014
Accepted: July 24, 2014
Published online: December 21, 2014
Processing time: 238 Days and 9.4 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: We review classic descriptors and latest developments in the enterolithiasis. The article focuses on detailed description of medical epidemiology, classification, pathophysiology, etiology, clinical presentation, differential diagnoses, clinical diagnosis, management, complications, and prognosis of the enterolithiasis. We mention latest trends in endoscopic approach to patients with symptomatic disease. Our paper serves a first comprehensive review of the syndrome for a practicing gastroenterologist.