Open AccessPerforated jejunal ulcer associated with gastric mucosa in a jejunal diverticulum
Author(s) -
John Bunni,
Helen L. Barrett,
Tim Cook
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v2.i6.209
Subject(s) - medicine , jejunum , diverticulum (mollusc) , gastroenterology , meckel's diverticulum , ileum , complication , diverticulosis , gastric mucosa , peritonitis , surgery , stomach
Jejunal diverticula are rare and subsequent complications even more so. The usual small bowel diverticulum encountered by general surgeons is a Meckel's. These are embryological remnants of the vitello-intestinal duct and are on the anti-mesenteric surface of the terminal ileum. They may contain heterotopic gastric or pancreatic mucosa. Herein we explore the case of a young girl who presented with features of peritonitis secondary to a complication from a jejunal diverticulum. The case, pathology, complications and treatment of jejunal diverticulosis and heterotopic gastric mucosa in the jejunum are explored.