[Jejunal diverticulitis. A rare cause of acute abdomen].
Non-Meckelian jejunoileal diverticula are more frequently diagnosed in men aged more than 50 years old. They are a rare cause of acute abdomen. They are usually asymptomatic and are estimated to cause complications in 10-20% of cases. We present the recently diagnosed case of an 82-year-old man admitted to our hospital.
García
Luis J
LJ
Servicio de Cirugía General y Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Carmen y Severo Ochoa, Asturias, España. luisjoaquin.garcia@sespa.princast.es
Otero
Jorge
J
Santamaría
Luzdivina
L
Pérez
Araceli
A
D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004238:Diverticulitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male