title: Perforated jejuneal diverticulosis. Case report and review of literature.
abstract: Acquired (non-Meckel's) jejunoileal diverticulosis is an uncommon disease, generally characterised by vague and unspecific symptoms. This rare condition is mainly expressed as acute complications: gastrointestinal haemorrhage, mechanic obstruction of the small intestine or perforated diverticulum, requiring urgent surgical intervention. The authors report a case of this unusual clinical occurrence characterized by a picture of abdominal pain due to perforation of jejuneal diverticulum. The final etiological diagnosis was possible only during surgery.
authors.affiliation: Università degli Studi La Sapienza di Roma, Policlinico Umberto I, Dipartimento di Emergenza Accettazione, Roma. marco.assenza@uniroma1.it
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Assenza
authors.forename: Gabriele
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ricci
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Antoniozzi
authors.forename: Ilaria
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Clementi
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Simonelli
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Modini
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male