| 1. | Most human enteroliths are radiolucent on plain X-rays.
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| 2. | Most of these pathological types of diverticulum are capable of harboring an enterolith.
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| 3. | They sometimes can be visualized on CT scans without contrast; presence of contrast in the lumen may reveal the enterolith as a void.
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| 4. | If the enterolith stays in place, it may cause no problems, but a large enterolith expelled from a diverticulum into the lumen can cause obstruction.
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| 5. | If the enterolith stays in place, it may cause no problems, but a large enterolith expelled from a diverticulum into the lumen can cause obstruction.
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