A RARE CASE OF PERFORATED JEJUNAL DIVERTICULOSIS: CASE REPORT

Abstract

Rajkamal V1, Chaithanya Babu Bogarapu2, Janardhana Rao Konkena3, Jayaraj C4,Satish Chaitanya K5

Jejunal diverticula are uncommon, acquired lesions which are usually asymptomatic. When symptomatic they present with chronic non-specific symptoms like pain, nausea, malnutrition and sometimes with acute presentation like gastrointestinal hemorrhage, peritonitis and obstruction. While chronic pain and malabsorption occurs in 40% of cases, perforation occurs only in 2.3-6.4% of all diverticula bearing patients.

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