[Gastrointestinal hemorrhage and diverticula of the jejunum--presentation of a case report and review of the literature].
Gastrointestinal bleeding due to jejunal diverticulosis is an uncommon emergency condition that has been encountered recently in one patient. The case of this patient treated with an emergency laparotomy and a segmentary small bowel resection is here presented. The clinical significance, proper diagnostic evaluation, and treatment of the hemorrhagic complication of jejunal diverticular disease are reviewed.
Greco
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B
Service de chirurgie, Hôpital de zone de Morges.
Wettstein
M
M
Hack
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I
Meyer
A
A
Rosso
R
R
D000368:Aged; D001158:Arteries / Q000473:pathology; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004630:Emergencies; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007583:Jejunum / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male