Jejunal diverticulosis complicated by volvulus and recurrent spontaneous diverticular perforation.
Small intestinal diverticulosis is a rare cause of abdominal pain. We report the case of a patient whose chronic intermittent abdominal pain was due to recurrent spontaneous perforation of jejunal diverticula, and who ultimately developed an acute volvulus of the small bowel, a very rarely reported association of the disorder.
Neal
A J
AJ
St Andrew's Hospital, London.
Sharif
H I
HI
Rampton
D S
DS
D000368:Aged; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology*; D007421:Intestine, Small; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence