Perforated jejunal diverticulosis. Case report and review of the literature
Marco Assenza 1, Gabriele Ricci 1, Angelo Antoniozzi 1, Ilaria Clementi 1, Luigi Simonelli 1, Claudio Modini 1
Affiliation
Article Info
1 Università degli Studi “La Sapienza” di Roma, Policlinico “Umberto I”, Dipartimento di Emergenza Accettazione (Direttore: Prof. C. Modini), Roma.
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
