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- Title
Jejunal diverticulitis as a rare cause of abdominal pain: a case report.
- Authors
Khsiba, Amal; Bradai, Samir; Mahmoudi, Moufida; Ben Mohamed, Asma; Bradai, Jawhar; Bouzaidi, Khaled; Mona, Medhioub; Hamzaoui, Lamine; Azouz, Mohamed Mousadek
- Abstract
Jejunal diverticulitis is an uncommon and underdiagnosed condition. Due to the rarity of This disease, diagnosis is often difficult and delayed. Medical treatment is usually sufficient for jejunal diverticulitis without peritonitis. Surgery is required in case of generalized peritonitis or voluminous abscess complicating diverticulitis. We report the case of a 76-year-old woman who suffered from recent abdominal pain. Diagnosis of uncomplicated jejunal diverticulitis was based on computed tomography (CT) scan. The evolution was favorable after antibiotic treatment. Jejunal diverticulitis have to be evoked among the differential diagnosis of patients with abdominal pain especially in the elderly and it is important for clinicians and radiologists to have awareness about this disease.
- Subjects
DIVERTICULITIS; ABDOMINAL pain; THERAPEUTICS; COMPUTED tomography; MEDICAL personnel; DIFFERENTIAL diagnosis
- Publication
Pan African Medical Journal, 2022, Vol 41, p1
- ISSN
1937-8688
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.11604/pamj.2022.41.222.29095