title: Perforated small bowel diverticulosis. Case report.
abstract: Three patients who presented with perforated small bowel diverticulosis were healed by resection of the perforated segment and primary anastomosis. Clinical awareness of this disease may reduce the relatively high mortality reported by most authors.
authors.affiliation: First Propaedeutic Surgical Clinic of Athens, University Medical School, Hippocration Hospital, Greece.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Manouras
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Katergiannakis
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Stamatiadis
authors.forename: B N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Pararas
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Apostolidis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged