title: Jejunal diverticula: a rare cause of life-threatening gastrointestinal bleeding.
abstract: Jejunal diverticula are rare and the condition remains mostly asymptomatic. However, they can present with vague chronic abdominal symptoms and, in some cases, acute life-threatening complications, such as gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, bowel obstruction and perforation. We present a case of an adult male who presented with life-threatening GI bleeding secondary to jejunal diverticular disease. Whilst there are undoubtedly more common causes of GI bleeding, this case demonstrates that jejunal diverticular disease should remain on the differential diagnosis and investigations to confirm the diagnosis should be considered. However, despite investigations, the diagnosis may remain elusive and in patients with on-going bleeding, laparotomy and surgical resection is currently the treatment of choice.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Timaru Hospital, South Canterbury, New Zealand leebe887@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Beom Jun
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Timaru Hospital, South Canterbury, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Prashant
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Timaru Hospital, South Canterbury, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Rene
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Van den Bosch