Open AccessJejunal diverticular disease: a report of three cases
Author(s) -
Richard Ghandour,
Georges Khalifeh,
Nasr Bou Orm,
Mohamad Rakka,
Samer Dbouk,
Riad El Sahili,
Hussein Mcheimeche
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of surgical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.14
H-Index - 3
ISSN - 2042-8812
DOI - 10.1093/jscr/rjaa472
Subject(s) - medicine , diverticulitis , diverticular disease , diverticulum (mollusc) , anastomosis , surgery , anemia , disease , general surgery
Jejunal diverticula (JD) are a rare medical entity. They are often unnoticed, until complications occur. We report herein three cases of such diverticula, analyzed retrospectively, and depicting some of these complications: small bowel obstruction due to enterolith in a giant diverticulum treated surgically, incidental intraoperative finding on an anastomotic jejunal limb affecting the surgical plan and diverticulitis with anemia. In all three cases, the diagnosis of JD was unexpected, which illustrates the importance of being familiar with this disease for adequate management.