Nonmeckelian Diverticula of the Jejunum and Ileum

Diverticulosis of the jejunum—a clinical entity

“…Milnes Walker (1945) stated that 19 cases had been recorded, and added a further 3 cases. Benson, Dixon, and Waugh (1943), in their review of 122 cases of jejunal diverticulosis, cited only I case in which there was diverticulitis with perforation, a further 2 cases examined post mortem showing only mild catarrhal inflammation.…”

“…It would appear therefore that the condition is by no means a rarity, and if looked for and considered as a factor in differential diagnosis, it may come to occupy a minor but definite place among the conditions causing acute or chronic gastro-intestinal upset. Benson, Dixon, and Waugh (1943) collected 122 cases in the Mayo clinic between 1909 and I942 and described the condition fully. They estimated that a further 200 cases had been described in the literature.…”

“…Acute Complications.-The incidence of these is low. Comprehensive tables of all the possible comdications have been set down bv Milnes Walker CASE REPORTS (1945) and by Benson, Dixon, and Waugh (1943).…”

Enterolith ileus in a patient with jejunal diverticulosis: Sonographic findings

“…20,21 They range from 1 mm to 9 cm in size, 21 are usually multiple and are located on the mesenteric side of the small bowel. Small bowel obstruction secondary to enterolith formation-namely enterolith ileus-is the rarest of the complications of jejunal diverticulosis.…”

Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of solitary jejunal diverticulum

“…Malignant tumors are still more rare. A review of the literature revealed only two instances of a malignant tumor's developing in the jejunal diverticulum-one case of adenocarcinoma and another of lymphosarcoma [1,9]. The following case of a malignant fibrous histiocytoma arising in a solitary jejunal diverticulum and leading to its perforation is being documented perhaps for the first time in the literature.…”