One of the Rare Causes of Acute Abdomen Leading to Subileus: Jejunal Diverticulitis

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Title: One of the Rare Causes of Acute Abdomen Leading to Subileus: Jejunal Diverticulitis
Authors: Elçin Aydın, Hasan Yerli, Tevfik Avcı, Tuğbahan Yılmaz, Hüseyin Gülay
Source: Balkan Medical Journal, Vol 33, Iss 3, Pp 354-356 (2016)
Publisher Information: Galenos Publishing House, 2016.
Publication Year: 2016
Collection: LCC:Medicine
Subject Terms: CT, ileus, jejunal diverticulitis, Medicine
More Details: Background: Jejunal diverticulitis is one of the rare causes of acute abdomen generally seen in the elderly. Jejunal diverticulosis was defined as the herniation of the mucosa and the submucosa from the inside of the muscular layer of the bowel wall on the mesenteric side of the intestine. Case Report: We presented the intraoperative and pathological findings of a 69-year-old male patient who had presented with complaints about abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting and been operated upon due to subileus and peritonitis induced by large-sized jejunal diverticulitis, along with his computed tomography (CT) findings. Conclusion: Jejunal diverticulitis is uncommon and may be a disease which might be difficult to diagnose when it develops on the basis of the large-sized diverticula resembling intestinal ansae. To the best of our knowledge, the computed tomography and intraoperative findings of a case in which partial resection is applied to the jejunum due to subileus have not been previously presented in the literature
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2146-3123
2146-3131
Relation: http://balkanmedicaljournal.org/text.php?lang=en&id=132; https://doaj.org/toc/2146-3123; https://doaj.org/toc/2146-3131
DOI: 10.5152/balkanmedj.2016.141244
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/eb5581378b3844babed852c71779527b
Accession Number: edsdoj.b5581378b3844babed852c71779527b
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:21463123
21463131
DOI:10.5152/balkanmedj.2016.141244
Published in:Balkan Medical Journal
Language:English