Open AccessMultiple giant diverticula of the foregut causing upper gastrointestinal obstruction
Author(s) -
Genoveffa Balducci,
Mario Dente,
Giulia Cosenza,
Paolo Mercantini,
Pier Federico Salvi
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.14.3259
Subject(s) - medicine , diverticulosis , diverticulitis , intussusception (medical disorder) , diverticulum (mollusc) , perforation , volvulus , bowel obstruction , foregut , gastroenterology , ileal diseases , meckel's diverticulum , hepatic diverticulum , surgery , anatomy , materials science , punching , metallurgy
Small bowel diverticulosis represents an uncommon disorder (except for Meckel diverticulum) often misdiagnosed since it causes non-specific gastrointestinal symptoms. Most of times the diagnosis is carried out in case of related complications, such as diverticulitis, hemorrhage, perforation or obstruction. Intestinal obstruction can be caused by inflammatory stenosis due to repeated episodes of diverticulitis, volvulus, intussusception or jejunal stones. Herein we report a case of multiple jejunal diverticula causing chronic gastrointestinal obstruction.