Abstract

Jejunal diverticula are rare, with a prevalence rate of 0.3 - 4.6% on autopsy studies and 0.5 - 2.3% on radiologic studies [1]. It is a clinically silent disease, but complications may include perforation, bleeding, diverticulitis, or intestinal obstruction.

We present the case of a 76 years-old man with arterial hypertension and chronic ischemic cardiopathy; admitted at our emergency department for a massive digestive bleeding. Endoscopies did not identify the source. AngioCT-scan identify an active bleeding at the level of jejunum. A laparotomy with intra-operative enteroscopy permit to identify the jejunal diverticulum as the source of bleeding and an intestinal resection was performed.

Massive gastrointestinal hemorrhage is a rare complication of a jejunal diverticulum, we show in this case report the diagnostic process and an the multidisciplinary management.

Keywords: Diverticula; Jejunum; Gastrointestinal Bleeding; Surgery; Enteroscopy

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Citation

Citation: Elvira Vaillo Martin., et al. “Massive Gastrointestinal Bleeding Caused by a Jejunal Diverticula Multidisciplinary Approach”. Acta Scientific Gastrointestinal Disorders 3.6 (2020): 26-28.

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Copyright: © 2020 Elvira Vaillo Martin., et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.