[Bacterial overgrowth secondary to intestinal diverticulosis]

I I Montalvo; A Cosme; V Aramburu; C Munguía; J I Arenas

[Bacterial overgrowth secondary to intestinal diverticulosis]

Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 1995 Jul;87(7):535-7.

[Article in Spanish]

Authors

I I Montalvo¹, A Cosme, V Aramburu, C Munguía, J I Arenas

Affiliation

¹ Servicio de Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Nuestra Señora de Aránzazu, San Sebastián.

PMID: 7662422

Abstract

Jejunal diverticulosis is an unusual finding. We present the case of 70-year-old man with bacterial overgrowth secondary to multiple diverticula of the small intestine. The diagnosis was based on clinical events, x-ray films and mainly on the optimal answer to antibiotic treatment.

Publication types

Case Reports
English Abstract
Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Bacterial Infections / diagnosis
Bacterial Infections / etiology*
Diverticulum / complications*
Diverticulum / diagnosis
Duodenal Diseases / complications*
Duodenal Diseases / diagnosis
Humans
Jejunal Diseases / complications*
Jejunal Diseases / diagnosis
Malabsorption Syndromes / diagnosis
Malabsorption Syndromes / etiology
Male