Perforated Jejunal Diverticula Secondary to a Large Faecolith: A Rare Cause of the Acute Abdomen
Jejunal diverticula are uncommon and usually asymptomatic. Very rarely, they can lead to acute complications such as bleeding, obstruction, and perforation. This report describes our experience of a case of jejunal diverticula perforation secondary to a large faecolith, with particular focus on the...
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| author | Peter John Webster Abigail Hyland Amarvir Bilkhu Satheesh Hanavadi Narinder Sharma |
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| description | Jejunal diverticula are uncommon and usually asymptomatic. Very rarely, they can lead to acute complications such as bleeding, obstruction, and perforation. This report describes our experience of a case of jejunal diverticula perforation secondary to a large faecolith, with particular focus on the aetiology and management of this rare condition. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0c199d0682b94b1585000b79aba20a642025-02-03T05:43:56ZengWileyCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192014-01-01201410.1155/2014/103943103943Perforated Jejunal Diverticula Secondary to a Large Faecolith: A Rare Cause of the Acute AbdomenPeter John Webster0Abigail Hyland1Amarvir Bilkhu2Satheesh Hanavadi3Narinder Sharma4Department of General Surgery, Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire HD3 3EA, UKDepartment of General Surgery, Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire HD3 3EA, UKDepartment of General Surgery, Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire HD3 3EA, UKDepartment of General Surgery, Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire HD3 3EA, UKDepartment of General Surgery, Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire HD3 3EA, UKJejunal diverticula are uncommon and usually asymptomatic. Very rarely, they can lead to acute complications such as bleeding, obstruction, and perforation. This report describes our experience of a case of jejunal diverticula perforation secondary to a large faecolith, with particular focus on the aetiology and management of this rare condition.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/103943 |
| spellingShingle | Peter John Webster Abigail Hyland Amarvir Bilkhu Satheesh Hanavadi Narinder Sharma Perforated Jejunal Diverticula Secondary to a Large Faecolith: A Rare Cause of the Acute Abdomen Case Reports in Surgery |
| title | Perforated Jejunal Diverticula Secondary to a Large Faecolith: A Rare Cause of the Acute Abdomen |
| title_full | Perforated Jejunal Diverticula Secondary to a Large Faecolith: A Rare Cause of the Acute Abdomen |
| title_fullStr | Perforated Jejunal Diverticula Secondary to a Large Faecolith: A Rare Cause of the Acute Abdomen |
| title_full_unstemmed | Perforated Jejunal Diverticula Secondary to a Large Faecolith: A Rare Cause of the Acute Abdomen |
| title_short | Perforated Jejunal Diverticula Secondary to a Large Faecolith: A Rare Cause of the Acute Abdomen |
| title_sort | perforated jejunal diverticula secondary to a large faecolith a rare cause of the acute abdomen |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/103943 |
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