A Unique Presentation of Intestinal Obstruction: A Case Report of Multiple Jejunal Diverticulae
Mahmoud A. Abd El Mohsen
Department of Surgery, Kasr Al Ainy Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt.
Doaa M. Hasan *
Kasr Al Ainy Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Small intestinal diverticulosis refers to the presence of multiple saclike mucosal herniations through weak points in the intestinal wall this is a rare presentation. Small intestinal diverticulae are far less common than colonic diverticulae. The prevalence of small intestinal diverticulae on autopsy ranges from 0.06% to 1.3%. Although there is no consensus on the management of asymptomatic jejunal diverticular disease, some complications are potentially life threatening and require early surgical treatment.
We report a case of multiple jejunal diverticulae presented as intestinal obstruction in Kasr Alainy hospital. This is the first case to be documented in Kasr Alainy hospital.
Keywords: Jejuno-ileal diverticulosis, diverticulitis, small-bowel resection, perforation, laparotomy