| Autor: |
Dhineshreddy Gurala, Pretty Sara Idiculla, Prateek Patibandla, Jobin Philipose, Michael Krzyzak, Indraneil Mukherjee |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2019 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Case Reports in Gastroenterology, Vol 13, Iss 3, Pp 521-525 (2019) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1662-0631 |
| DOI: |
10.1159/000503896 |
| Popis: |
Small intestinal diverticula are very rare; their incidence ranges from 0.06 to 1.3%, with a higher prevalence after the 6th decade of life. Among these small intestinal diverticula, duodenal diverticula are more frequent, followed by diverticula of the jejunum and ileum. A jejunal diverticulum is usually asymptomatic; sometimes patients complain of vague chronic symptoms like malabsorption, pain, or nausea that easily lead to misdiagnosis. Complications are rarely reported, only in 10% of patients. We report a unique case of a 70-year-old female who presented with confusion due to sepsis from perforated jejunal diverticulitis, which was successfully managed with initial resuscitation and definitive surgery. |
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