Diverticulosis colónica

Jejunal diverticulosis

A 70-year-old patient presented with a 6-month history of bloating, flatulence, diarrhea and foul-smelling retching. He had undergone a Billroth II gastrectomy due to complicated peptic ulcer disease 30 years ago. Physical examination denoted mild abdominal distention. Laboratory tests revealed macrocytic anemia (Hb: 10.1 g/dL, MCV: 102 Fl) with severe vitamin B12 deficiency (161 pg/mL), althou...

Jejunal diverticulosis.

Jejunal diverticulosis is considered to be a generally asymptomatic condition in which the diverticula are pulsion mucosal herniations with walls lacking a muscle layer. These opinions in particular are examined in this review of 20 cases of jejunal diverticulosis treated during an 8 year period. The predominant complication in each case was inflammation or perforation (nine), diarrhoea or mala...

Esophageal diverticulosis

Teenage jejunoileal diverticulosis.

Presentation of jeujunoileal diverticulosis in young age is virtually unknown. It is associated with middle or old age. It is usually asymptomatic but may present with vague abdominal pain and episodic nausea, vomiting or diarrhoea. It can lead to complications like bleeding, perforation and obstruction. We had 3 cases of jejuno-ileal diverticulosis presenting in their teens. They had resection...

Perforated jejuneal diverticulosis

Acquired diverticula of the small intestine are rare and, in most patients, asymptomatic. They may come to the doctor’s attention incidentally, during radiographic examination or under a laparotomy performed for other reasons, or they may cause vague and unspecific chronic symptoms, or acute symptoms due to the occurrence of complications, such as intestinal occlusion, haemorrhage or perforatio...