Perforated jejunal diverticulitis with extensive diverticulosis: A case report

Zied Hadrich; Hazem Ben Ameur; Abderrahmen Masmoudi; Amine Zouari; Salah Boujelben; Rafik Mzali

doi:10.1002/ccr3.4877

Perforated jejunal diverticulitis with extensive diverticulosis: A case report

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Sep 22;9(9):e04877. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.4877. eCollection 2021 Sep.

Authors

Zied Hadrich^{1

2}, Hazem Ben Ameur^{1

2}, Abderrahmen Masmoudi^{1

2}, Amine Zouari^{1

2}, Salah Boujelben^{1

2}, Rafik Mzali^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Departement of General Surgery Habib Bourguiba Hospital Sfax Tunisia.
² Faculty of Medicine of Sfax University of Sfax Sfax Tunisia.

Abstract

Jejunal diverticulitis is a rare condition that almost occurs in the elderly. An extensive diverticulosis associated is exceptional and can make the treatment more challenging.

Keywords: diverticulitis; jejunum; surgery.

Publication types

Case Reports