1 May 2007Case Report
Perforated jejunal diverticulosis. Case report and review of the literature
Marco Assenza 1Gabriele Ricci 1Angelo Antoniozzi 1Ilaria Clementi 1Luigi Simonelli 1Claudio Modini 1
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Article Info
1 Dipartimento di Emergenza Accettazione, Policlinico “Umberto I”, Università degli Studi “La Sapienza” di Roma, Roma
Ann. Ital. Chir., 2007, 78(3), 247-250;
Published: 1 May 2007
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Abstract
Acquired (non-Meckel’s) jejunoileal diverticulosis is an uncommon disease, generally characterised by vague and unspecific symptoms. This rare condition is mainly expressed as acute complications: gastrointestinal haemorrhage, mechanic obstruction of the small intestine or perforated diverticulum, requiring urgent surgical intervention. The authors report a case of this inusual clinical occurrence characterized by a picture of abdominal pain due to perforation of jejuneal diverticulum. The final etiological diagnosis was possible only during surgery.
Keywords
- Acute abdomen
- Diverticulosis
- Jejunoileal diverticulitis
- Perforation
- Small Bowel