Jejunal Diverticulitis

Abstract

Jejunal diverticulitis can be initially treated conservatively but complicated disease should be considered for surgical management. Further study is required on the relationship between small and large bowel diverticulosis.

Jejunal Diverticulitis Mimicking Small Bowel Perforation: Case Report and Review of the Literature

“…The clinical presentation of jejunal diverticula Perforation may present as a localised perforation with or without generalized peritonitis. The localised perforation leads to the formation of a mesenteric abscess (9), an intra-peritoneal abscess, fistulas and liver abscess (10). Factors for perforation have been shown to be related to a necrotizing inflammatory reaction in 82% of cases, followed by blunt trauma in 12% of cases and foreign body impaction in 6% of cases (11).…”

Diverticulitis aguda de intestino delgado en un paciente con enfermedad de Crohn: Report of one case

“…De manera similar a lo que ocurre en la diverticulitis de colon, el tratamiento no quirúrgico sería la elección en pacientes con diverticulitis de yeyuno sin perforación libre 17 con resultados satisfactorios 22 . En pacientes con evidencias de perforación libre, peritonitis difusa o inestabilidad clínica el tratamiento de elección es la cirugía 5 . Este grupo de pacientes requerirá una resección primaria con o sin anastomosis 23 .…”

“…4 Unidad de Paciente crítico, clínica las condes, santiago de chile. 5 servicio de Radiología, clínica las condes, santiago de chile. 6 Unidad de coloproctología, clínica las condes, santiago de chile.…”

“…Las formas asintomáticas o las diverticulitis agudas no complicadas pueden ser manejadas con un tratamiento conservador. Sin embargo, la cirugía es el tratamiento de elección en las complicadas 4,5 .…”

Diagnosis and management of jejunoileal diverticular haemorrhage: An update on the experience in a single centre

“…Even resorting to exploratory laparotomy may fail to identify the site of bleeding [1]. Currently, surgical treatment after radiological examination remains the standard of care for JIDH [4,[7][8][9][10]. However, with the advent and popularisation of device-assisted endoscopic techniques (e.g.…”