Jejunal diverticulosis: A case report.
Acute abdomen
Diverticular disease
Diverticulosis
Jejunal
Perforation
Journal
International journal of surgery case reports
ISSN: 2210-2612
Titre abrégé: Int J Surg Case Rep
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101529872
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Mar 2023
Mar 2023
Historique:
received:
17
10
2022
revised:
22
01
2023
accepted:
19
02
2023
pubmed:
25
2
2023
medline:
25
2
2023
entrez:
24
2
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Jejunal diverticulosis is a rare entity that presents a challenging diagnosis due to its vague and non-specific clinical presentations. 40 % of the patients remain asymptomatic until the development of complications. We report a case of 84 years old female who presented to the hospital with vomiting and abdominal pain, found to have jejunal diverticulosis complicated by perforation in a CT scan. The patient underwent emergency expletory laparotomy with segmental intestinal resection and anastomosis. The incidence of jejunal diverticulosis ranges between 3 and 5 %, with most patients discovered incidentally. Therefore, medical or surgical treatment management depends on clinical presentation and complications that necessitate surgical intervention. Jejunal diverticulosis is a rare entity that commonly affects the elderly with significant morbidity and mortality; it is an important clinical entity to consider when approaching patients with acute abdomen.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36827853
pii: S2210-2612(23)00074-3
doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2023.107946
pmc: PMC9978466
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
107946Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Conflict of interest N/A.