Abstract

Case Presentation

Non-operative management of perforated jejunal diverticulitis

Aziz Atallah, Sofiene Gabsi, Mohamed Hajri, Zied Hadrich*, Hafedh Mestiri and Sahir Omrani

Published: 24 January, 2023 | Volume 7 - Issue 1 | Pages: 006-007

Diverticula can affect all segments of the gastrointestinal tract, from the esophagus to the colon. In order of decreasing, the jejunoileal location is the least frequent location [1] and has  a prevalence of less than 2% of the population [2]. This location was first described by Sommering in 1794 [3]. More than two-thirds of small bowel diverticula occur in the jejunum. They appear mainly after the age of 60 with higher prevalence in males and rarely occur in patients under the age of 40 [4]. Jejunal diverticula are in general multiple and bigger than ileal ones [5]. Most of them are asymptomatic and do not require surgical treatment. Clinical presentations are diverse and not specific with no pathognomonic clinical symptoms.

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