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Iwamuro, Masaya
Miyashima, Yuichi
Yoshioka, Takahiro
Murata, Toshihiro
Miyabe, Yoshio
Kawai, Yoshinari
Urata, Haruo
Yamamoto, Kazuhide ORCID Kaken ID publons
Abstract
A 67-year-old Japanese man underwent enterotomy because of enterolith ileus. Component analysis by infrared spectroscopy revealed that the enterolith was composed of a high concentration of deoxycholic acid. We further analyzed and compared the ultrastructure of the enterolith and a commercially available powdered form of deoxycholic acid by means of scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy analysis revealed that the ratios of carbon and oxygen in the enterolith were equal to those in the deoxycholic acid powder. Scanning electron microscopy analysis showed rectangular prism-shaped particles on the surface of the enterolith. This structure was similar to that of the deoxycholic acid powder. The surgically removed enterolith had a twisted and coiled appearance. Possible mechanisms underlying the formation of this unique form are discussed.
Keywords
enterolith
deoxycholic acid
scanning electron microscopy
infrared spectroscopy
energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy
Amo Type
Case Report
Publication Title
Acta Medica Okayama
Published Date
2014-12
Volume
volume68
Issue
issue6
Publisher
Okayama University Medical School
Start Page
369
End Page
374
ISSN
0386-300X
NCID
AA00508441
Content Type
Journal Article
language
English
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CopyrightⒸ 2014 by Okayama University Medical School
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