title: Jejunal diverticulae: reports of two cases with review of literature.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Jejunal diverticulosis (JD) is a rare disease of elderly people. Majority of diagnosed individuals are asymptomatic and found incidentally. The disease is clinically significant because of associated potential risk of serious complications. Due to the rarity and variable presentation of this clinical entity, diagnosis is often difficult and delayed, resulting in unnecessary morbidity and mortality. Clinical presentations, signs, diagnosis, complications and treatment of JD are discussed through a review of the literature and report of two cases.
  
  
  METHODS
  A literature review was done for analysis of diagnosis, treatment and complications of JD. Two cases of JD diagnosed and treated in our institution are also presented.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  JD is a rare disease which has variable presentations and thus poses a challenge to our diagnostic skills. Awareness about complications and presentation of the condition is needed for early detection and avoiding unnecessary mortality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, M.G.M. Medical College & M.Y. Hospital, Indore, 452 001 India.
authors.forename: Onkar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Shilpi Singh
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Sumit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shukla
authors.forename: Raj K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Mathur
authors.forename: Satish
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shukla
keywords: Acute abdomen; Diverticulitis; Jejunal diverticulosis