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Diverticular disease of the small bowel: a rare cause of the duodenojejunal flexure obstruction : a case report

Authors :
Arwa Guediche
Soumaya Ben Amor
Walid Mnari
Mabrouk Abdelaali
Waad Farhat
Houcem Ammar
Mohamed Amine Said
Mejda Zakhama
Wided Bouhlel
Om Keltoum Sellem
Nabil Ben Chaabene
Mondher Golli
Ali Ben Ali
Leila Safer
Source :
The Pan African Medical Journal, Vol 38, Iss 213 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2021.

Abstract

The small bowel is the least common site for diverticula in the entire gastro-intestinal tract. Chronic upper intestinal obstruction due to diverticula is very rare. We report a case of multiple small bowel diverticula causing mechanical obstruction of the duodenojejunal flexure.

Details

Language :
English, French
ISSN :
19378688
Volume :
38
Issue :
213
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
The Pan African Medical Journal
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.bad2b4c3b97d4685828469773366cf4e
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2021.38.213.27575