Jejunal diverticulosis: case report of a rare cause of mechanical intestinal obstruction.
Jejunal diverticulosis is a rare condition and usually discovered incidentally at laparotomy for an unrelated pathology. When inflamed or perforated, jejunal diverticulosis may present with paralytic ileus. In contrast, mechanical bowel obstruction is an unusual presentation. This paper reports the first local case of jejunal diverticulosis presenting with mechanical bowel obstruction due to impaction at the terminal ileum by an enterolith originating from a diverticulum, and reviews the recent literature on the subject.
Pang
A S
AS
Department of Surgery, Alexandra Hospital, Singapore.
Aye
M M
MM
D000368:Aged; D002137:Calculi / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography