title: [Diverticulosis of the small intestine. Observations on a complicated case].
abstract: Small bowel diverticula, particularly the jejunal ones, are a rare disease with a poor and vague symptomatology. Sometimes detected by change under X-ray examinations or at surgery, they do not need any surgical treatment: only clinical and X-ray controls are required. Prophylactic resection of symptomatic low jejunal diverticula is controversial: patient's age and status will affect the indication to surgical treatment. Jejunal diverticulosis may generate serious, though not dramatic, symptoms: intestinal obstruction, inflammatory complications, haemorrhage, perforation of the diverticula are the most frequent emergencies which require an immediate surgical procedure. A clinical case is here reported.
authors.affiliation: Policlinico Umberto I, USL RM/2, Roma.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mazzocconi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Campli
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Adami
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Volpe
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Costi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stasio
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sbaffi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007583:Jejunum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male
vernacular_title: La diverticolosi dell'intestino tenue. Osservazioni su di un caso complicato.