Perforated jejuneal diverticulosis. Case report and review of literature.
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.
Assenza
Marco
M
Università degli Studi La Sapienza di Roma, Policlinico Umberto I, Dipartimento di Emergenza Accettazione, Roma. marco.assenza@uniroma1.it
Ricci
Gabriele
G
Antoniozzi
Angelo
A
Clementi
Ilaria
I
Simonelli
Luigi
L
Modini
Claudio
C
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