Gastrointestinal Bleeding from Jejunal Diverticula
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Jejunal diverticula: a rare cause of life-threatening gastrointestinal bleeding
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...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Surgery
سال: 1967
ISSN: 0003-4932
DOI: 10.1097/00000658-196712000-00014