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Small bowel volvulus due to jejunal diverticula: a rare case of acute abdomen

  • Gabriel A. Molina*
  • , Rommel H. Ojeda
  • , Galo Jimenez
  • , Andrea Heredia
  • , C. Augusto Cadena
  • , Davor Martic
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Ecuador at Hospital Iess Quito Sur
  • Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador

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Abstract

Jejunal diverticula are rare, and small bowel diverticular disease resulting in volvulus can lead to severe complications; as symptoms are non-specific, many patients are misdiagnosed and treated wrongly for other conditions. When a small bowel volvulus is detected, urgent surgical treatment is needed to avoid troublesome difficulties. We present the case of a 36-year-old woman who presented to the emergency room with an acute abdomen due to small bowel obstruction. After further testing, a volvulus was detected and promptly treated. Jejunal diverticula that caused a small bowel volvulus was the final diagnosis.

Original languageEnglish
Article numberrjad249
JournalJournal of Surgical Case Reports
Volume2023
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 May 2023

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