Small bowel diverticula in elderly patients: a case report and review article
Abstract Background Small intestine diverticula are rare findings that were mostly reported in the elderly population as asymptomatic findings. However, they can also present with a wide range of symptoms (bloating, early satiety, chronic abdominal discomfort, and diarrhea/steatorrhea) or complicati...
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| author | Marah Mansour Yazan Abboud Racha Bilal Nour Seilin Tamim Alsuliman Fawaz K. Mohamed |
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| description | Abstract Background Small intestine diverticula are rare findings that were mostly reported in the elderly population as asymptomatic findings. However, they can also present with a wide range of symptoms (bloating, early satiety, chronic abdominal discomfort, and diarrhea/steatorrhea) or complications (gastrointestinal bleeding, small bowel obstruction, acute diverticulitis, or perforation) which in turn warrant medical treatment or urgent surgical intervention. Case presentation This is a case report of an 84-year-old female who presented with an acute surgical abdomen. An exploratory laparotomy revealed complicated small bowel diverticula with a jejunal diverticulum perforation, for which a diverticulectomy was performed. Conclusions Throughout this paper, we are aiming to outweigh the consideration of the possibility of complicated small bowel diverticula as a differential in the evaluation of any acute abdomen, especially in the elderly, which warrants emergency surgical management. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f2c8e6a9c8894befa6f39992bf9af2652022-12-21T23:51:21ZengBMCBMC Surgery1471-24822022-03-0122111110.1186/s12893-022-01541-ySmall bowel diverticula in elderly patients: a case report and review articleMarah Mansour0Yazan Abboud1Racha Bilal2Nour Seilin3Tamim Alsuliman4Fawaz K. Mohamed5Faculty of Medicine, Tartous UniversityKarsh Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterFaculty of Medicine, Damascus UniversityDepartment of Internal Medicine, Damascus HospitalHematology and Cell Therapy Department, Saint-Antoine Hospital, AP-HP, Sorbonne UniversityDepartment of General Surgery, Al-Basel HospitalAbstract Background Small intestine diverticula are rare findings that were mostly reported in the elderly population as asymptomatic findings. However, they can also present with a wide range of symptoms (bloating, early satiety, chronic abdominal discomfort, and diarrhea/steatorrhea) or complications (gastrointestinal bleeding, small bowel obstruction, acute diverticulitis, or perforation) which in turn warrant medical treatment or urgent surgical intervention. Case presentation This is a case report of an 84-year-old female who presented with an acute surgical abdomen. An exploratory laparotomy revealed complicated small bowel diverticula with a jejunal diverticulum perforation, for which a diverticulectomy was performed. Conclusions Throughout this paper, we are aiming to outweigh the consideration of the possibility of complicated small bowel diverticula as a differential in the evaluation of any acute abdomen, especially in the elderly, which warrants emergency surgical management.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-022-01541-ySmall bowel diverticulaComplicated small intestinal diverticulosisJejunal diverticulum perforationDiverticulectomyCase reportReview article |
| spellingShingle | Marah Mansour Yazan Abboud Racha Bilal Nour Seilin Tamim Alsuliman Fawaz K. Mohamed Small bowel diverticula in elderly patients: a case report and review article BMC Surgery Small bowel diverticula Complicated small intestinal diverticulosis Jejunal diverticulum perforation Diverticulectomy Case report Review article |
| title | Small bowel diverticula in elderly patients: a case report and review article |
| title_full | Small bowel diverticula in elderly patients: a case report and review article |
| title_fullStr | Small bowel diverticula in elderly patients: a case report and review article |
| title_full_unstemmed | Small bowel diverticula in elderly patients: a case report and review article |
| title_short | Small bowel diverticula in elderly patients: a case report and review article |
| title_sort | small bowel diverticula in elderly patients a case report and review article |
| topic | Small bowel diverticula Complicated small intestinal diverticulosis Jejunal diverticulum perforation Diverticulectomy Case report Review article |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-022-01541-y |
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