Jejunal Diverticulitis: A Rare Case of Severe Peritonitis

Jejunal Diverticulitis: A Rare Case of Severe Peritonitis

A 25-year-old African American female with no prior medical/surgical history presented with abdominal pain and fever. A computed tomography scan of the abdomen and pelvis showed jejunal wall thickening with an air-fluid-filled mass in the adjacent mesentery. At laparotomy, a segmental jejunal resect...

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Main Authors: Sujit Vijay Sakpal, Kenneth Fried, Ronald Scott Chamberlain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2010-11-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Computed tomography
Diverticulitis
Jejunum
Laparoscopy
Small bowel
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/321091

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