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Diverticular disease of the small bowel: a rare cause of the duodenojejunal flexure obstruction : a case report
- Source :
- The Pan African Medical Journal, Vol 38, Iss 213 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- The Pan African Medical Journal, 2021.
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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.
- Subjects :
- diverticula
small intestine
gastrointestinal obstruction
case report
Medicine
Subjects
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