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Acute abdomen caused by perforation of jejunal diverticulum
Authors:
SN Deshmukh ,
Department of Surgery, Dr Vaishampayan Memorial Government Medical College, Solapur, Maharashtra, IN
SG Agarwal,
Department of Surgery, Dr Vaishampayan Memorial Government Medical College, Solapur, Maharashtra, IN
RB Soni
Department of Surgery, Dr Vaishampayan Memorial Government Medical College, Solapur, Maharashtra, IN
Abstract
Jejunal diverticula are rare with an incidence of less than 0.5%.They are usually asymptomatic but can lead to acute complications like diverticulitis, bleeding,intestinal obstruction and perforation 5% .Because of its rarity here we report a case of acute abdomen caused by perforation of jejunal diverticulum.
Sri Lanka Journal of Surgery 2013; 31(3): 55-56
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/sljs.v31i3.5162
How to Cite:
Deshmukh, S., Agarwal, S. & Soni, R., (2014). Acute abdomen caused by perforation of jejunal diverticulum. Sri Lanka Journal of Surgery. 31(3), pp.55–56. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/sljs.v31i3.5162
Published on 24 Jan 2014.
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